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PREFACE. 



" I am wonderfully delighted to see a body of men thriving in their own fortunes, and at the 
game time promoting the public stock, or, in other words, raising estates for their own families, by 
bringing into the country whaterer is wanting, and carrying out of it whatever is superfluous. 
Nature seems to have taken particular care to disseminate her blcssirgs among the different regions 
of the world, with an eye to their mutual intercourse and traffic among mankind, that the nations 
of the several parts of the globe might have a kind of dependence upon one another, and be united 
together by their common interest." — Addison. 

In offering this book to the public the aim of the publishers has been to present 
in a concise manner the principal events in the history of New Haven County, and a 
brief review of its leading business interests. 

In the following pages will be found descriptions of the immense manufacturing 
establishments to whose influence Connecticut owes much of its fame as a manu- 
facturing centre. We doubt if there is a section of the United States, with the 
same population, whose manufactures are so celebrated the world over, as are those 
of New Haven County. The financial institutions and wholesale and retail houses 
described in this A'olume are also leaders in their particular lines, and their push and 
enterprise is rapidly extending the influence of New Haven County as a great trade 
centre. 

In conclusion, we beg to extend our hearty thanks for the liberal patronage 
this work has received. While we expected to issue but five thousand copies, our 
advance orders have necessitated the printing of eleven thousand copies to supply 
the demand. ' *• ' 

'•' MERCANTILE PUBLISHING CO. 






INDEX. 



ARCHITECTS, Ete. 

Allen & Tyler ^"^ 9^ 

Austin, Henry & Son 169 

Jackson, J. A. (Waterbury) 215 

LaForge, F. W. (Waterbury) (civil engineer) 218 

Itobinson, L. W ona 

Russell, K. G u> 

Stilson, C. H ".'.'.'.'.'.*.'.'.'.'!.'."!' 148 

Searle, Silas W. (civil engineer)! ." ." .' . ...... . 178 

ART STORES AND PHOTOGRAPHERS. 

Augur, H. J. (art store) lOO 

Beers, W. A " jgy 

Bundy & Filley 177 

Cramer, E. A , , jg^ 

€ut ler, Evarts (art store) .' .' ." '. .* .' .' ". .....,." 94 

DahlHieyer, Wm. (art store) 1 77 

Donnelly, W. F .....!!.'."!!.".'."." 180 

French's Photographic Studio (Meriden) 243 

Hull, O. N ■ j-j-g 

Mcintosh, W. C. (art pub.). 1 1 r 

Stoddard, I. H " 130 

S'ahmer, Albert I. (Waterbury) .' 2I8 

Woodin, F. H oq^ 

BANKS AND BANKERS. 

Bunnell & Scranton 74 

Connecticut Savings Bank gO 

City Bank of New Haven qq 

Hatch, W. T. &Sons '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..["" 97 

Mechanics Bank ' ' .-.« 

llerchants National Bank 34 

National Tradesmens Bank 79 

]!Srew Haven County National Bank ........ 90 

Savings Bank 93 

National New Haven Bank '"" 9(3 

National Savings Bank ...... 102 

109 1 



Peabody, F. O. & Co 

Union Trust Co '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 9i 



Warren, H. C. & Co 



88 



Tale National Bank ' l. .].... . 78 

BEER, L,IQi;OR, Etc. 

Hotchkiss, A. P 

Hull, Wm. & Son ...'!.'.'.;■■.■ .■ 

Mozart, The 

New Haven Malting and Brewing Co Tlie 

Scovill, J. C ■' 1QQ 

Tuttle. C. F Of ^ 

Walsh. K. (Meriden) .' ." .' .' .' .' ." .' ." .' ." ." ; ; ." ; " ; ; ; • 045 



120 

111 

158 

98 



BRASS, IRON, STEEL, Etc. 

Carter, Edw. & Son (Ansonia) . . . 953 

Ensign, Wooster A. & Son '.'.',',,' "gg 

Graham, JameN & Co 133 

Osborne & Cheesman Co., The (AnsoiaiH) .* ! ' 255 

Shelton Brwss Hardware Co 263 

Stannanl, E. & Son 172 

Wallace & Sons ( Annonia) ...!.'.!!.*.!!..'.' 253 

BOOTS AND KHOES. 

Butler & Tyler (wholesale) 103 

Schleiter. H. L. (Meriden) ." ! ! ! .' 234 

Wolfe, Benjamin i^j 

BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS. 

Andrus, Mrs. J. M 140 

Burt, John I 154 

Boschen, D j^g 

'^^rry, P ...*.'.'!.'.'.'!."."." 147 

Hessler, M ^^q 

Hiliman, Henry 156 

Hoadley, L. G * * 1 st-? 

Kutscher, C. F 174 

New Haven Baking Co. ......".'.'" ' 2^5 

Norton, Mrs G E 163 

Snow's Fine Confectionery .. . 130 

St. George Wm. G. ( W allingtbrd)' .' .' ." .' ." .' ." .' 269 

lultle, J. W. T jg5 

Thompson, W. H. (Meriden) [......['.'.'..'. 241 

BOOKSEL.L.ERS AND STATIONERS. 

Allis, Geo. C. (Biimingham) 264 

Bartholomew, L B " ' ^49 

( arr, James J 1 qtr 

Mitchell, D ."!.'.'.'.".'.".'.".*.'.'! 143 

McCabe, S " 229 

Kingsbury, W. H ......]...[. 143 

Pease, Thomas H. & Son 133 

Raymond, A. C 2n« 

Sills, E. T. (Meriden) .■.'.■.■.■.■ .' .' .' .' .' ." ; .' ." 245 

CARRIAGE HARDWARE AND WOOD- 
WORK. 

Chapman Mfg. Co. , The (Meriden) .... 243 

Cowles, C. & Co 7g 

Dann Brf>8 & Co . The 193 

Enylish & Mersick '....... 75 

Goodyear, L. F 115 

Ochsner & Biichter 1,50 

Shepard, H. G. & Sons '.".'.'.' 144 

Seward, M. & Son 87 

Wilcox & Howe (Birmingham) ...... . . . " ' 263 



INDEX. 



CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS. 

PAGE 

Arnistrone, M. & Co 168 

Beers, D\\ T. J 159 

Boston Buckboard and Carriage Co., Tlie ., 142 

Ciillom & Co 161 

Hooker, Henry & Co 106 

Hale, Henry & Co 153 

Isbell's Sons, Morris 202 

Johnston, Wni 162 

Killnm, The Henry, Co 136 

Moore & Watson 130 

Manville, B. & Co ... 145 

Manville & Dudley 151 

Pope, F. B. & Sons (Ansonia) 253 

Ronrke & Hnehey 146 

Seabrook & Smith 112 

Whitmore, Geo. E 114 



CLOCKS, W^ATCHES AND JEWELRY, 

Etc. 

Bishop, E 180 

Dnrant, John H. G 80 

Dwight E. F. (Waterbury) 220 

Earle, C. G 183 

Johnquest, R. N. & Co. (Ansonia) 252 

Johnson, S. D. (Wallingford) 270 

Katsch. C. E 202 

Segel, J 171 

Zernitz, Edmund . 195 



CORSET MANUFACTURERS. 

Foy, Harmon & Chadwick 94 

Foster, (has. W. & Co 181 

Mayer, Strouse & Co 87 

Newman, I. & Sons 124 

Rosenberg, I. & Co 81 

Schiele, Lewis & Co 133 

COAIi AND ^VOOD. 

Benedict «& Downs 131 

Clark. C.W 114 

Fairchild. E. L 192 

H)ighes. Geo. W. H 200 

Kimherlv, Enos S 113 

McWeeiiey & Sabine 238 

Potts, Fred. A. & Co 91 

Townsend, A. A 130 

CHINA AND GI.ASS\¥ARE. 

Blakp. H. H 166 

Carroll. P. J 125 

Ives, Isaac O . (Meriden) 229 

O'Gorman, John 101 

Bobbins, Geo. (Waterbury) 215 

Tobin, Edw 173 

CARPENTERSjlRUIUDERS, Etc. 

Brett, Edw. P 162 

Beardsley Building Co. (Birmingham) 264 

Clark, David H 92 

Lowe Bros 203 

Morean & Humiston Co., The 156 

Smith, Wm. H. (Waterbury) 211 



DRY & FANCY GOODS Sc miLLINERY. 

PAGE 

Bpckley, C F 141 

Brown, F. M. & Co 73 

Bretzfelder, S.... 92 

Bishop, Mrs. Samuel 194 

Hurley, Miss C. C. (Meriden) 240 

Howard & Barber (Birminghiim) 262 

Ives, Upham & Rand (Meriden) 228 

Katsch, Clara H. (patterns) 191 

Leary, Miss M. E 182 

Mclntyre, Mnguire & Co 74 

Moiison & Carpenter 103 

McNiilty, Miss R 150 

Pallman, C 89 

Sugenheimer, J 179 

Tomlinson, M A 80 

DENTISTS. 

Boutwell, G. B. (Ansonia) 255 

DevercHUX, A. J 141 

Fuller, Austin B 206 

Gates, C. E. (Waterbury) 220 

Horton, W. S 187 

Jones, Mrs, E. R 152 

Jones, C. I. (Meriden) 237 

Magnus & Powers, Drs. (Meriden) 234 

Pendleton, J. E 206 

Reed, J. H 158 

Strong, Elias 148 

Stiles, Isaac W 151 

Stearns, G. 196 

Stevens, H.I 20ft 

DRUGGISTS, Etc. 

Babb, Albert (Meriden) 239 

Butricks, Clarence H 153 

B^.l]ou, J. W 154 

Beers, Nathan .1 170 

Bishop, Henry IVI 192 

Conway, C. H 183 

Eagle Drug Store 166 

Everit, W. L, Jr 160 

Fleischner, C 133 

Ford, Wm. E 140 

Gessner, E. A 101 

Hagerraan, Wm. (Meriden) 236 

Hanover, Geo. B 165 

Healy's, E. , Pharmacy 188 

Higby, Henry S 184 

MiiUiouse, John T 200 

Lamping, Geo. (Meriden) 243 

Leete, Chas. S. & Co. (wholesale) 116 

Linde, J. & Son 128 

Marvin. E. L. (Meriden) 247 

North End Pharmacy (Waterbury) 217 

Olmstead, James 195 

Pixley, A. B.(Wallin2:ford) 270 

Pickford, Thos. (Wallingford) 269 

Smith, Geo. A. (Waillingford) 268 

Salisbury Bros 201 

Shepard, D 183 

Swedish Antiseptic Amykos Co., The 175 

Wells & Calhoun (wholesale) 82 

FLOUR, FEED, Etc. 

Betts & Ailing 136 

Bishop, S. H 179 

Bradley & Davis 191 

Hall, S. J. (Meriden) 239 



INDEX. 



FliOUR, FEED, Etc.— Continued. 

PAGE 

Heater & Thurber ( Wateibury) 221 

Merwin, N. W. & Co 181 

Miller. S. D. & Co 74 

Rusgt>]l, A. S. & Co. (Meriden) 241 

Smith & Fowler, 140 

Terrell, M. E 200 

Talcott Bros. (Wallingford) 268 

FLORISTS. 

Dickerman, Geo. A 133 

Rosien & Henderson 174 

Veitch, Robert & Son 125 

FISH AND OYSTERS. 

Ackley, D. & Son 165 

Barnes, A. B. (Fair Haven) 97 

Brown, A. K 189 

Hoyt Bros. Co., The 205 

Merwin, Lewis H 195 

Rowe, H. C. & Co 119 

Reed, Chas 179 

Reynolds, W. P 190 

Snuth, Jeremiah & Sons, 109 

Texido, M.,Jr 203 

Union Fish and Oyster Co 182 

FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKERS. 

Blair, R. & J. M. (also undertakers) 88 

€liurch, H. J. (Meriden) 229 

Flint, A. W 193 

Gray, H. A 171 

Griswold, D. P. (Wallingford) 269 

Hemingway, C. A. (undertaker) 170 

Kelly, P. J. & Co 185 

Lewis & Mayco' k (undertakers) 84 

Lindlev, John & Son (Anson ia) 254 

New Haven Folding Chair Co., The Ill 

Twining, J. G. (Waterbury) 217 

FRUITS, Etc. 

Holladay. J. G 151 

Judson, John B 92 

Rentz. C. H 152 

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 

(Wliolesale.) 

Andrew, F. S. & C". (City Market) 89 

Bradley & Lee, (grocers' sundries) 121 

Dewell, J. U. *fe Co 95 

Elliott Blinn & Co 90 

Emery, Alexander, 97 

Merwin, S. E. & Son 96 

Smith, Jas. B 197 

Street, S. H. & Co. (food products) . . 117 

Stoddard, Kimberly & Co 81 

Strong, Barnes, Hart & Co 85 

Yale,"Bryan & Co 83 

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 

(Retail.) 

Adams, S. S 190 

Augur & Gardner (Meriden) 24: 

Andrew, F. S. & Co. (Fair Haven) 157 

Bushnell, H. E. (Meriden) 245 

Bailey, J. H. (Meriden) 245 

Bristol, H. (Wealville) 202 

Brown & Hugins (Meriden) 241 

Barnes, B. F. (Meriden) 244 

Barnes, Geo. M. (Meriden) 246 

Broadway Cash Store, 179 



GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. (Retail.) 

Continued. 

PAGE 

Barnes. S. H 184 

Beecher, V. M 140 

Bradley Bros 171 

Chidsny, L. D 99 

Collins & Miller (Meriden) 237 

Cook, F. K. (Ansonia) 256 

Cafifery, M, F 174 

Centennial Am. Tea Co 199 

Chamberlain, A. L. & Co 200 

Clinton, Chas. E 131 

DUlon, John H 189 

Dietter, John and Edw. C 194 

Dore, D 202 

Durand, E. F 160 

Francis Brothers 203 

Gallagher, P. (Wallingford) 270 

Goodwin, H. C ]87 

Geary, Wm 149 

(^esner, F. F 184 

Gili)ert, Elijah 182 

Hatstat, Jolm W 110 

Hotchkiss & Tuttle 146 

Hall, N. C. (Meriden) 231 

Jiulson, Willis G 186 

Kearney, J. H. 167 

Law. L. T. & Co. . . , 123 

Lendroth, Frederick 170 

Lutz, Robert 186 

Molloy, Joseph 183 

Monson, C. H 199 

Nagel, John (Meriden) 241 

Pagnam, Thos. (Wallingford) 268 

Patience, M. F 141 

Rattelsdorfer, J. V 201 

Richards, Jacob P 187 

Robbins, W. N 183 

Smith & Kelsey 198 

Schadee & Pohlman 178 

Sheiflfele, Jacob F 165 

Stevens, Robert M 140 

Sperry, P. P 130 

Schoenberger, L 120 

Smith & Co 201 

Somers, Geo. E 203 

Towner, G. A 145 

Uuion Pacific Tea Co 176 

Wing Ying Loong & Co. 204 

Warner, Jared 198 

Young, Lewis A. (Wallingford) 269 

Yale, F. L. & Bro. (Meriden) 240 

HOTELS. 

Converse Hotel 146 

Cony House (Wallingford) 270 

Dayton House (Ansonia) 255 

Elliott House 115 

Earle's Hotel (Waterbury) 221 

Grand Union Hotel 99 

Ktnwick House 126 

Moseley's New Haven House 83 

Selden House 170 

Schrader, C. W 175 

Tremont House 117 

Tremont House (Waterbury) 219 

Tontine Hotel 127 

Winthrop Hotel (Meriden) 235 

Wallingford Hotel (Wallingford) 266 



INDEX. 



HARNESS, Etc. 

PAGE 

Bostwick, Leonard 87 

Brown, J. E. (Meriden) 246 

Couch, Wm. H 117 

Cummings, Geo. 1 157 

Cutler, J. G. (Waterbury) 222 

Hooghkirk, C. E 108 

Levere, C. F 158 

Ma( k, Abram E 149 

Smith, Henry, 137 

hardttare:, Etc. 

Abbott & Co. (Birmingham) 262 

BrHdley, F. S. & Co 77 

Bassett, John E. & Co 85 

Birdsey & Foster (Meriden) 236 

Bradley, Robt. B. (agricultural) 74 

Chnrcl) & Morse (Meriden) 238 

Ives, Hobart B. & Co 132 

Mallett, S. S 112 

Meriden Malleable Iron Co., The 231 

Mather, J. T. (Wattrbury) 215 

Sargent & Co 85 

Yafe Caster Co., The 185 

Warner, William A 181 

HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS. 

Angus, J. A : 180 

Blakeslee, D. & Co. (Waterbury) 217 

Butler, John F. (Meriden) 245 

Carter, Bela (Meriden) 239 

Excelsior Sign Depot, The 116 

Piatt & Thompson 168 

Rida & Yungerman 96 

Rockwood & Wheelock (Waterbury) 222 

Twitchell, Geo. E 188 

Wolcott, J. & Co 135 

HATS, FURS, Etc. 

Brooks & Co 71 

Bacon, Robt. T 92 

Eliel, Adolph L. (Meriden) 243 

Gans, EM 182 

Osborn, E. S 72 

Stevens & Brooks 79 

Wilson, C. W. & Co 153 

Wolf, John ; 135 

INSURANCE. 

Bronson, C. H. (Waterbury) 221 

BuUiiss, T. L. T. (Birmingham) 264 

Callahan, Eugene A 162 

Dudley, A. E & Son 167 

Hall, E. D. (Meriden) 231 

Home Life Insurance Co 121 

HoUoway, G. E 154 

Johnson, C. G. (Meriden) 244 

Lindley, Jno. L. (Ansonia) 254 

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co 152 

Mutual Reserve Fund : . . . 94 

McWeeney, John (Meriden 238 

North's Ins. Agency 84 

New York Life Ins. Co., The 194 

Penn. Mutual Life Ins. Co., The 188 

Pond, J. W 106 

Squire, W. H. «te Co (Meriden) 242 

Sperry & Kimberly 108 

Smith & Root (Waterbury) 220 

Thompson, C. S 159 

Wilson McNeil & Co 86 



LiIVERY STARIiES, Etc. 

PAGE 

Ailing, J. E. (Birmingham) 264 

Broadway Stables 169 

Cooley, Chester (Meriden) 229 

Clark, B. B. (Meriden) 235 

Cruttenden, S. H 184 

Flint, A. W 172 

Fitzoatrick, J 178 

Graham, E. H 163 

Hall Brothers (Waterbury) 222 

Ingraham, N. P. ( Wallingford) 269' 

Keneley, M. F 201 

Kinne, C. C. (Meriden) 246. 

Meriden House Livery and Sale Stables .... 243^ 

Parlree & Parker (Waterbury) 216- 

Standard Cab Co 95 

Thompson, II. H 189> 

Union Club Stables 163- 

I^UITIBER, Etc. 

Ailing Co., The Thomas 7» 

Alling'sSon<i Co., TheGeo 79- 

Halsted & Harmouut 73^ 

Stow, II. W 80 

White. Clarkson c% Co 135- 



MANUFACTURERS. 

American Needle and Fish Hook Co 17S: 

American Pin Co. (Waterbury) 211 

Ball, A. A. (iron railing) 120 

Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co. (Waterbury) o i 

(brass goods) 213- 

Birmingham Iron Foundry 260 

Brown & Bros., The (Waterbury) (boilers) . 219 

Candee, The L. & Co 138 

Draine, John 204 

Electrical Supply Co., The (Ansonia) 252 

Elm City Suspender Co 166- 

Farrell Foundry and Machine Co. (Ansonia) 251 

Farren Bros. Co., The (spring beds) 122 

Gardner, John B. & Son (Ansonia) 253 

Guilford, W. O. & Co. (Waterbury) 220 

Hill Knitting Co., The (Ansonia) 255 

Hitchcock, R. E. & Co. (Waterbury) 216 

Hotchkiss Paper Co. (Waterbury) 213 

Kissenger, H. & Co. (mouldings) 192 

Mallory Wheeler Co., The (door locks, etc.) 7d 

Manville & Co. (rufflings) 12a 

McKinnon, J H & Co. (Waterbury) 218 

Meriden Britannia Co 232 

Meriden Malleable Iron Co 231 

Munson & Co. (paper boxes) 98- 

New England Mfg. Co., The 137 

New Haven Clock Co 93 

New Haven Mfg. Co lOa 

New Haven Nut Co 189 

New Haven Pipe Co 185 

New Haven Rattan Co 110 

New Haven Rolling Spring Bed Co 144 

New Haven StHple Works 159" 

National Pipe Bending Co. , The 139 

Perkins & Bradley Mfg. Co. (wire goods). . . 141 

Pierpont, C. & Co. (Feed Cutters, etc.) 112 

Reynolds & Co 124 

Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (Wallingford) 267 

Star Pin Co. (Birmingham) 265 

Thomson & Co. (safes) 12& 



INDEX. 



mANUFACTURERS.-Contiuued. 

PAGE 

Wallace, R. & Sons' Mfg. Co. (Wallingford) 266 
Waterbury Farrell Foundry and Machine 

Co., The 214 

West Haven Buckle Co 122 

MACHINERY AND TOOLS. 

Adt, John & Son 104 

Cannon, F. C 193 

Cook, Henry C. ( Ansonia) 2o4 

Draher, John (Waterbury) 219 

•Jepson, W m. (file works) 192 

Lambert, Geo. D 157 

Merrimau, A. H. (Meriden) 234 

MISCSLiIiANEOVS. 

Ansonia, History of 248 

Athenajura Dining Rooms 165 

Blt-nuer, A. C. & Co. (picklvs) 3 67 

Barrows, A. M. & Co. (milk anu cream). . . . 145 

Brown's Scliool of Shorthand, etc 189 

Buck, D. A. A. (steam engines) ... 177 

Camp, Miss Ella (art needle work) 104 

Clark & Ives (cotton and woolen rags) 77 

Durand, Howard VV. (costumer) 149 

Etirler & Knowlton 125 

Excelsior Lubricating Co 205 

Forsytli Dyeing, Laundrying and Bleaching 

Co., The 154 

Ford, Cbas. C. (advertising agency) 86 

Gangioff, A. T. (engraver) (Meriden) 244 

<jriswoid, Daniel S. (electrotyper) (Meriden) 229 

Globe Silk Works 103 

Hogarth Academy 98 

Hoggson & Robinson (printers) 160 

Jackson, W. E. (Japanese goods) 143 

Jones, Ed w. L. (cigars) 131 

Jeffrey, Madame Geo. 8. (hair goods) (Meri 

den) 240 

Kelley, Jas. E. (roofing) 187 

Kunz, Miss Lottie (art needle work) 128 

Luby, Maurice, (marble and granite) (Meri- 
den) ! 245 

Miller, C. H. (billiard parlor) 176 

Muuu, Dr. (physician and surgeon) (Water- 
bury) 222 

Midas, M. & A. (cigars) 199 

Meriden Steam Laundry 244 

Matthews, W. F. (liye works) (Meriden) . . . 243 

Monroe, C. F. (glass works) Meriden)' 239 

Meriden, History of 223 

Moffatt, G. J. (paper bags and envelopes). . . 100 

Martinez, A. (Ansonia) 256 

New York and Waterbury Marble and Gran- 
ite Works 217 

New Haven Register 194 

New Haven Steam Carpet Beating, etc 196 

New Haven Heat Supply Co 161 

New Haven Window Shade Co 115 

New Haven Awning Works 126 

New Haven Phonographic Academy 88 

Newhall, A. E. (cider-vinegar) 108 

Parker, C. M. (optician) 93 

Phillips, Tbomas &, Son (marble) 127 

Peck & Bishop (general carting) 147 

Poe, Geo., Prof, (compound oxygen) (Meri- 237 

den) (preparation of tar) 246 

Sanford, Edson (engraver) (Meriden) , 247 



MISCE:I.I.ANC:oUS.— Contlnaed. 

. m "" ^ , — , PAGB 

Smith, H. T. (express and teaming) (Meri- 

^, den) 230 

Sherman, R. M. (engraver) 128 

Sutton, Henry (sbip-builder) 197 

Smedley Brothers (teamsters) 164 

Schollhorn, Wm. & Co. (scissors) 127 

Sheldon, E. B. & Co. (electrotypers) 113 

Singer Sewing Machine Agency 105 

Sanford, W. S. (auctioneer) 137 

'l"he Stafford Printing Co 184 

Thompson, Samuel (billiards) 168 

Traeger, Aug. C. (restaurant) 163 

Thompson, Henry G. & Sons (saws) 134 

Valley Farm Creamery 195 

Washburn, E. L. (surgical instruments) 134 

Waterbui y. History of 207 

VVhitcomb, Cyrus B (attorney) 206 

Whittaker, James (Meriden) 244 

Whitmore, C. M. (Meriden) 246 

PIANOS AND ORGANS. 

Kellogg, J. M. (Waterbury) 218 

Loomis, CM 129 

Sboninger, B., Organ and Piano Co., The . 82 

Steinert, M. & Son 122 

Schnabel, William (repairer) 165 

Sierliiig Co. (Birmingham) 261 

Wilcox & White Organ Co., The (Meriden) 230 

PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS. 

Buckley, J. H 157 

Fosketl & Bisbop (engineers) 143 

Kelly, Daniel F ; . . . 179 

McCormack, J. H. (Wallingford) 268 

Reynolds, F. J. (Ansonia) 252 

PAINTS AND OILS. TTboIesale. 

Booth & Law 106 

Glenney, D. S. & Son 126 

Jefferson, T. G. W 171 

New Haven Japan and Varnish Co., The. . . 168 
Thomoson & Belden 97 

PRODUCE COMMISSION DEALERS. 

Allen & Co. , A. N 132 

Bates, L. C 153 

Dillon & Douglass, 101 

Zunder, M. & Son 116 

REAL : ESTATE. 

Abbott, A. F. & Son (Waterbury) 223 

Baldwin, Robert E 191 

Blatchley, S. L. & Sons 135 

Brooks, Chas. A. & Co 178 

Comstock, L. F. & Co 153 

Durand, J. E. 'Meriden) 240 

Hooker & Warren 147 

Hinman, L. B 173 

Hurlburt, A. H 182 

Isbell, Geo. A 180 

Johnson, B. H 119 

Lambert, B. L 91 

Main, Walter A 186 

McQuaid. Peter 149 

Merwin, R. T 114 



INDEX. 



REAli ESTATE.— Continued. 

PAGE 

Morse, Gardner 100 

Northrop, W. T 17o 

Oviatt, S. B 121 

S'oan, T. G. & Son 128 

Tallma.lee, Wm. 11. (gen. agt.) 152 

Tierney," Dennis Henry (Wat erbury) 216 

Webb, Chas. H 206 

STOl-^ES, RANGES AND FURNACES. 

Arnol.l, G.o. S 134 

Curtiss & Pierpont, 99 

Garlock, Jolin 11 72 

Galpin, Silas 199 

Griswnld, Richmond & Glock (Meriden) 228 

Hendricks, Henry 144 

Hnffmeister, A 156 

Kirtlaiid, W. J. (Meriden) 247 

Loiinsbury, Isiiac W 190 

Merriam, C. P. (oil stoves) 90 

Phelps. L. M. (Wallingford) 267 

Roui ke Bros 186 

Thompson, Tlio«. (Ans(mia) 258 

Terry, T. P. & Son (Ansonia) 254 



SPORTING GOODS. 

PAGB 

Dinnan, John J 150 

Dole, Lester C. & Co 161 

Kellogg, A. A 166 

Thomas, J. A. (Meriden) 238 

TAILORS AND CL-OTHIERS. 

Atwater, J. J. 155 

Conboy, John 162 

Hendee, Edw. D 160 

Kraft, J. J 173 

Leigh & Prindle 77 

Langdale, Robert & Co 104 

Lehr, G 201 

Letsche, Fred (Ansonia) 356 

Merwin, E P. & B. R 137 

Machol. H 174 

Miles, John C 191 

Machol & Son, 195 

Pratt, T. C 143 

Pratt, C. A, (Birmingham) 263 

Staub, Anton 150 

Schneider, F. Wm 204 

Walters, C. & A. G 167 



NBW HAVKN, 

PAST AND PRESENT. 



By T^JVr. H. BEOKFORD. 




I3Sr THE BEC3-I2:T1<TI3^<3-- 
EFORE Man, earlier than tradition, there were tremendous forces at work 



^% in this region, evidences of whose presence exist all around us, and about 
which it may not be wholly uninteresting for the present inhabitant of the 
beautiful "City of Elms" to learn. 

As one gazes at the massive sides of East or West Rock, wonder at their abrupt 
termination naturally arises. At a period in the world's history, when its crust as yet 
had not had time to cool, parts of it were thinner than the rest. Through these spots 
the melted rock beneath, bursting out, often rose to a considerable height. The sand- 
stone crust over the territory now occupied by East and West Rocks was displaced by 
huge masses of melted trap, pushed up by mighty volcanic action. Thus these great 
monuments of an unknown age were formed. 

After the volcanic period, this section of North America lay for centuries under a 
vast ice field, such as, on a smaller scale, are seen to-day in Greenland. Marvellous 
transition — from heat beyond our power to imagine, and universal agitation, to the 
calm and chill of a continent covered by mountains of ice. But so the world was 
tempered. 

Massive glaciers moved slowly over this region, and dropped piece by piece, in the 
shape of icebergs, into the sea, as they do at the poles to-day. When their appointed 
work was finished, vegetation, animal life, and man followed in due season. 

It is true we have no witnesses to vouch for the volcanic formation or the glacial 
period; nevertheless they are indisputable. Any visitor to East or West Rock can 
discern the fragments of sandstone, which became attached to the edge of the rising 
trap, lying extended along their sides, and at their very summit, far above the sandstone 
formation. As to the glaciers, an experienced eye will find the long crevices, called 
" glacier scratches," on many of the large rocks in the vicinity, showing clearly where 
they have been rubbed by other rocks in the embrace of the glaciers. 

In the evolution of the world, the present is man's period ; and though ages shall 
pass ere that period is ended, it is brief compared with what has gone before and 
what shall follow. This will not affect ourselves, our business, or our children ; it has 
no practical value, yet it is interesting, as we observe some of the monster remains 
ol the past, to know that the forces which caused them are, sometime in the distant 
future, coming back again. Science declares that as these natural forces have preceded 
man, so they will suceeed him. 



^0 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

QTJ I IsT HiTI IP I -^ C . 

Centuries prior to the occupation of this region by the whites, an Indian tribe called' 
the Quinnipiacs dwelt upon it, and gave it their name. They were akin to the Narra- 
gansetts of Rhode Island and the Nehantics of Eastern Connecticut. They had made 
their home here from time immemorial, and no traces remain of their predecessors. 

The tribe seems to have possessed little of the proverbial Indian ferocity. Unused 
and unadapted to war, their whole history is quiet and uneventful, save when they were 
harassed by their neighbors. Their life was one peaceful flowing backward and forward, 
from the sea-coast to the forest. In the Summer, they pitched their tents along the 
harbor, where fish, their chief sustenance, was plentiful. When Winter came, they 
retreated to the woods for the sake of fuel and game. 

Their standard of morality was about on a par with that of their kindred tribes ;; 
lying and stealing were their " epidemical " sins ; murder seems to have been almost 
unknown among them, as was also marriage. 

Like the Narragansetts, they were very superstitious. Schoolcraft's statement may- 
be fittingly applied to the Quinnipiacs : " It would be Mow the truth to say that the 
Indian has one hundred thousand gods." 

The tribe had several "pow-wows," or priests, and one of their appointed places- 
for " pow-wowing," or religious dancing, may be seen to-day in East Haven. 

The following beautiful lines from Longfellow's " Hiawatha" may help us, somewhat^. 
to picture in imagination the home of the Quinnipiacs : — 

" Round about the Indian village 
Spread the meadows and the cornfields, 
And beyond them stood the forest, 
Stood the groves of singing pine trees, — 
Green in Summer, white in Winter, 
Ever sighing, ever singing. 
And the pleasant water-courses, 
You could trace them through the valley 
By the rushing in the Spring-time, 
By the alders in the Summer, 
By the white fog in the Autumn, 
By the black line in the Winter." 

With the fiery Pequots towards the East, and the warlike Mohawks at the West,. 
it was inevitable that the Quinnipiacs should suffer much at their hands. The tribe 
was subject to frequent incursions, and was compelled to pay tribute first to one of 
their enemies and then to the other. Never a populous tribe, at the time of the white 
settlement it had dwindled down to less than two hundred and fifty persons in all, 
with only forty-seven men and youths. 

In 1614, the Dutch navigator, Adrian Block, on his famous voyage from New 
Netherland up the Sound, visited the Quinnipiacs. He was the first white man to 
discover the place, and gave it the name of " Rodenberg," from the appearance of 
East and West Rocks. The Dutch traders stopped here several times, but found 
little that was attractive or offered a good prospect of trade. For the tribe was 
both poor and lazy. 

Early in September, 1637, a party of some twenty stalwart men sailed into the 
harbor of Quinnipiac. They were Englishmen, from the colony of Massachusetts- 



% 

NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 11 



Bay, who were exploring the southern shore of Connecticut for a suitable spot to 
establish a new colony. They were led by Theophilus Eaton, who had formerly 
been a prosperous merchant of London. 

The party were satisfied with the beautiful situation and advantages of Quinnipiac, 
and measures were immediately taken toward securing it. Leaving seven men behind 
to pass the Winter there, Eaton and the others hastened back to Boston. On their 
arrival, they declared the result of their expedition to the company which had arrived 
in Boston only three months before, and of which they were a part. This company 
numbered about two hundred and fifty persons, mostly from London, Kent, and 
Herefordshire. 

The originator and chief was John Davenport, a man who had held a high position 
m the English church, and had won a great name as an eloquent preacher throughout 
London and England. Sacrificing all his advantages and prospects for conscience's 
sake, he had recanted, had been deposed, and had entered heart and soul into the 
new world movement. 

He had been joined by many of his old parishioners and friends in London, 
among whom were Theophilus and Samuel Eaton, Edward Hopkins, David Yale, 
John Evance, Stephen Goodyear, William Peck, Robert Newman, and Ezekiel Cheever. 
The company was the richest and most honorable of any which had arrived at Boston, 
and great efforts were put forth to insure their continuance there. But the colonists, 
eage>r for a purely theocratical government, desiring-to be Ijeyond the control of any 
emissary of the Crown, and perhaps influenced somewhat by the bitter religious dissen- 
sions with which already Boston was being agitated, decided to push on to Quinnipiac. 

On the 30th of March, 1638, the company, with considerable additions from the 
Massachusetts colony, embarked at Boston for Quinnipiac. After a tedious voyage of 
a fortnight, they arrived at the desired haven, where they found their companions who 
had passed the Winter there, — with the exception of one John Beecher, who had 
perished during the Winter, and whom, it is supposed, was the founder of the famous 
Beecher family. 

The company sailed up West Creek, nearly as~far as the present College Street. 
A prayer was made on landing, and deep religious feeling permeated the whole 
company. On their first Sunday at Quinnipiac, the 15th of April, they listened to a 
sermon by Mr. Davenport on the " Temptations of the Wilderness." The Indians had 
already come into friendly relations with the six white men, and gladly welcomed the 
new arrivals. For the first time, they now beheld white women and children ; they 
were particularly attracted to the English preacher, John Davenport, whom they soon 
came to call the "so-big-study man." , 

Not long after their arrival, the English observed a day of humiliation, fasting and 
prayer. At its close, a solemn compact was made, called a "plantation covenant." 
The terms of the covenant were as follows : That, as in matters which concern the 
gathering and ordering of a church, so also in all public offices which concern civil 
honor — as the choice of magistrates and officers, making and repealing laws, dividing 
allotments of inheritance, and all things of like nature — they would all of them be 
ordered by the rules which the Scripture held forth to them. 

Such, brief, recognizing no earthly potentate, with the Bible as its sole guide and 
arbiter, was the initial government of New Haven. While we may admire its simplicit}', 
and its freedom from all possible germs of corruption, we may well doubt if its exist- 
ence were possible in the present complicated state of society. 



12 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT 



This was only a provisional government, to have effect until such time as a general 
acquaintance and mutual understanding should make it possible for them to definitely 
determine upon the form and nature of the " church-state " which all earnestly desired. 

The settlers immediately began to build dwellings near the spot where they had 
landed. They soon had laid out a district, half a mile square, on the east side of what 
is now George Street. John Brockett, an experienced engineer, surveyed and divided 
this district into nine equal sections. These were soon filled by the settlers, and 
several suburbs were then added. 

Their houses were mostly of two stories, many of them extensive and well built. It 
is said that Theophilus Eaton's house had nineteen fire-places, while John Davenport's 
contained thirteen. A few of the settlers, who had arrived later in the season, were, 
however, unable to erect dwellings, and had to pass the first Winter in ground caves. 
But, with the exception of these latter, there were few of the settlers who did not have 
their houses ready for occupation before the Winter set in. 

The original town plots, mentioned above, were divided among the several families, 
the amount of assignment differing according to the size of the families, and the 
amount each had contributed to the common stock. Among the chief of the oldest 
families were the Eaton, Davenport, Newman, Andrews, Atwater, Gregson, Goodyear, 
Turner, Gilbert, Fugill, Tench, Malbon, Chapman, Peck, Lamberton, Fowler, Crane, 
Marshall, Prudden, Yale, Cheever, Browning, Whitman, Osborne, Coggswell, Brown, 
Beecher, Hopkins, Punderson, Dixon, Kitchell, Tuttle, Marsh, Benham, Baldwin, 
Ailing, Tapp, Chittenden, Kimberly, Wigglesworth, Nash, Trowbridge, Potter, Clark, 
Thompson, Russell, Brewster, Mansfield, Hickock, Perry and Wilkes. By this distri- 
bution of the land, the families were kept together, and thus congenial neighborhoods 
were formed. Of the nine equal squares into which the town was apportioned off, the 
centre was reserved for a market-place and common. The beautiful " Green " of to-day 
bears witness to the foresight of the fathers. 

Wliile the colonists were busy building, fencing, and preparing for the next year's 
crops, they were gladdened by a reinforcement. A considerable party from Yorkshire, 
England, tempted by the brilliant reports that were then being circulated, had come 
down the coast on a pinnace to join the little company at Quinnipiac. They brought 
the good news that more were about to follow them. Though this was not immediately 
fulfilled, and a few of them proved defective, the majority formed a useful addition to 
the colony. 

The early settlers were experienced business men ; they had been but a few months 
in the new settlement before they had made sure of their title to it. The first business 
transaction of which we have record was the treaty with the Indians, whereby these 
owners of the soil voluntarily deeded all of their rights and interests to the colonists. 
The articles of agreement, which were drawn up November 24, 1638, between the 
colonists — represented by Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport — and the Indian 
sachem Momaugin, together with his sister, Shaunipishuh, and his chief men, 
Sugcogisin, Quosaquash, Cavroughhood and Woosauruck, are to the following effect : — 

Mrsf. That Momaugin is the sole sachem of Quinnipiac, and hath absolute and 
independent power to give, alien, dispose, or sell all or any part of the lands of Quinni- 
piac, and that whatsoever he and his companions shall now do and conclude shall stand 
firm and inviolable against all claims and persons whatsoever. 

Second. The said sachem and his company, among which there was a squaw sachem 
called Shaumpishuh, sister to the sachem, remembering and acknowledging the heavy 
taxes and imminent dangers which they lately felt and feared from the Pequots, 




NEW soldiers' monument ON EAST ROCK. {See description 071 page i^^ 



14 A'^^ HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



Mohawks, and other Indians, and observing the safety and ease that other Indians 
enjoy near the English — of which benefit they have had a comfortable taste already, 
since the English began to build and to plant at Quinnipiac, which with all thankfulness 
they now acknowledge — jointly and freely gave and yielded up all their rights, title, 
and interest to all the lands, rivers, ponds and trees, with all the liberty and appurte- 
nances belonging unto the same in Quinnipiac, to the utmost of their bounds, east, 
west, north, south, unto Theophilus Eaton, John Davenport, and others, the present 
English planters there, and to their heirs and assigns forever; stipulating only that the 
said English planters should grant them such portions of ground on the east side of the 
harbor, towards the fort at the mouth of the river of Connecticut, as might be sufficient 
for them, being but few in number, to plant in ; and that this be under the entire 
control of the English, subject to such limitations as they might deem fit ; and the 
Indians, moreover, promising not to remove to another part of Quinnipiac without the 
consent of the English. 

Third. The said sachem and company, desiring to hunt and fish within the bounds 
of Quinnipiac, do hereby covenant and bind themselves not to set traps so as to injure 
the animals belonging to the English, nor in any way inconvenience them by their 
hunting. 

Fourth. The said sachem and company do hereby covenant and bind themselves 
that none of them henceforth shall hanker about any of the English houses at the time 
when they meet for public worship of God ; nor on the Lord's day, henceforward, to be 
seen within the compass of the English town carrying on any manner of business ; nor, 
henceforward, without leave open any latch belonging to any Englishman's door ; nor 
stay in any Englishman's house after due warning to leave; nor do any violence or 
injury to the person of the English, whether man, woman, or child, — and if the English 
do any wrong to the Indians, upon complaint, just recompense shall be made ; nor shall 
any of them henceforward use any Englishman's boat without leave ; nor come into 
the English town with bows and arrows, or any other weapons whatsoever, in number 
above six Indians so armed at a time. 

Fifth. The parties above named do truly bind and covenant to pay the full value 
of any cattle whatsoever of the English which they shall kill or hurt casually or negli- 
gently ; to pay double the value for any they shall kill or hurt wilfully ; and to bring 
back home any straying cattle of the English which they shall find, receiving a moderate 
price in recompense for the same. 

Sixth. The number of the men and youths of Quinnipiac Indians being forty- 
seven at present, they do covenant not to receive or admit any other Indians among 
them without leave from the English ; nor to harbor any that are enemies to the English, 
but to apprehend such and deliver them up; also to inform the English of any plots 
which they are aware are being formed against them by the Indians or others. 

Lastly. The said sachem and company do hereby promise truly and carefully to 
observe and keep all and every one of these articles of agreement, and to deliver up 
all of their number who shall break them to the English magistrate. In consideration 
of all which, they desire from the English, that, in any time of danger, they may repair 
to the English plantation for shelter, and that the English will defend them from all 
unjust injuries. But in any quarrels or wars with other Indians for which they are to 
blame, they shall not expect aid from the English. And the English planters, afore- 
mentioned, accepting and granting according to the tenor of the premises, do further 
of their own accord, by way of free and thankful retribution, give unto said sachem and 
company of Quinnipiac Indians, twelve coats of English tucking cloth, twelve achemy 
spoons, twelve hatchets, twelve hoes, two dozen of knives, twelve porringers, and four cases 
French knives and scissors. 

At the end of the treaty are a number of half moons and serpents, supposed to be 
the signatures of Momaugin, Quosaquash, etc., which would be too much for even a 
bank expert to decipher. The original treaty is a very interesting and valuable docu- 
ment, and we have therefore felt justified in making an extended transcription of it. 

In the following month, another treaty of a similar character was made with 
Montewesse, the sachem of a neighboring tribe. The territory thus gained by the 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 15 

colony was thirteen miles wide by ten long, and contained what is now East Haven, 
North Haven, VVoodbridge, Hamden, Cheshire, Branford and Wallingford. 

Montewesse's tribe, which now came under the English protection, although occupy- 
ing this large tract of land, amounted to only ten men, with a proportionate number of 
squaws and pappooses. This land cost the colony the " free and thankful retribution " 
of twelve English coats. 

In February, 1639, Ansantawae, sachem of the Wepawaugs, sold to the colony 
the land now occupied by the town of Milford, for six coats, two blankets, one kettle, 
and a quantity of hoes, knives, hatchets, and looking-glasses. In the same year, the 
small tribe inhabiting the present town of Fairfield likewise sold a large part of their 
land to the whites. About the same time, Shaumpishuh, sister of Momaugin, and 
female chief of the Menunketucs, sold her land, consisting of the present town of 
Guilford, in the same manner that she had disposed of her interest in Quinnipiac the 
year previous. 

Thus, in about a year, the colony had come into possession of the greater part of 
the present County of New Haven. One would be apt to think that real estate was not 
then at a premium, but the Indians felt themselves fully repaid, and doubtless were so, 
by the protection of the English which they now received. The treaties were faithfully 
observed by both parties, without exception, and it would be fitting to remark here that 
none of the early settlers of this country were more just and humane in their treatment 
of the Indians than those of Quinnipiac. It is a source of pride, as we read the earliest 
annals of the city, to find them unstained by acts of oppression, robbery, or bloodshed 
against the first owners of the land. 

The first Winter passed at Quinnipiac was a very bitter one, but there does not 
seem to have been at that time, or at any subsequent period, any lack of bread, as 
was the case in many of the settlements. 

On the 4th of June, 1639, the colony formed its first constitution, — all civil business 
having, up to that time, been transacted by Davenport, Eaton, and other officers of the 
joint-stock association. A meeting of all the free planters at Quinnipiac was held in a 
barn belonging to Mr. Newman. After a sermon by Mr. Davenport, the foundations 
of their civil and church government were laid. 

In response to queries made by Mr. Davenport, the following decisions were unani- 
mously made : — 

First. That the Scriptures are a perfect guide in the government of families and 
commonwealths, as well as in matters of the church. 

Second. That all the free planters hold themselves bound by the " plantation cove- 
nant," made soon after their arrival, and covenant to submit themselves to be ordered, 
in all the business specified in that covenant, by the rules held forth in the Scriptures. 

Third. That all the free planters purpose and desire to be admitted into church 
fellowship as soon as it shall be possible for them. 

Fourth. That all the free planters hold themselves bound to establish such civil 
order as shall best conduce to the securing of the purity and peace of the ordinances to 
themselves and their posterity according to God. 

Fifth. That free burgesses shall be chosen out of church members ; and the power 
of choosing magistrates and officers from among themselves, of making and repealing 
laws, of dividing inheritances, of deciding differences which may arise, and like business, 
should be held by these burgesses. 

Sixth. That twelve men, fitted for the work of founding the church, shall be 
chosen, who shall choose out of their number the seven best fitted, and these shall 
begin the church. 



16 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

The points most strikingly brought out in this agreement, the foundation stone of 
Church and State in New Haven, are : the perfect simplicity pervading the whole 
document; the universal desire of the colonists to be members of the church, not a 
single dissenter being found ; and the limiting of the elective franchise to the members 
of the church. It would be hard to find in modern times any civil government coming 
nearer than did this to the standard of the early Christian Church. In accordance with 
the agreement, the following twelve were chosen for the foundation work of the church : 
Theophilus Eaton, John Davenport, Robert Newman, Matthew Gilbert, Richard Melbon, 
Nathaniel Turner, Ezekiel Cheever, Thomas Fugill, John Punderson, William Andrews, 
and Jeremiah Dixon, Out of this number, Eaton, Davenport, Newman, Gilbert, Fugill, 
Punderson, and Dixon were chosen as the " seven pillars of the church." By these 
seven was formed the " first church of Christ in New Haven." It was gathered together 
and constituted on the 22nd of August, 1639. 

On the 25th of October, 1639, the same men, who may fitly be called the fathers of 
New Haven, met and organized themselves into the first civil court. Theophilus Eaton 
was chosen magistrate, "for the term of one whole year;" and Newman, Gilbert, 
Turner, and Fugill were chosen deputies to assist the magistrate. Thomas P'ugill was 
appointed clerk, and Robert Seeley marshal. Arrangements were made for " an annual 
renewing of officers," and now the little colony was fairly under way. 

An accession to the colony at Quinnipiac was received from Kent, England, in the 
early part of the Summer of 1639, but during the same year about one hundred and two 
of the planters left it, and founded the towns of Milford and Guilford — fifty-four going 
to the former, and forty-eight to the latter place. In the Fall of 1640, another re-inforce- 
ment arrived from Hingham, England, under the leadership of Mr. John Youngs. But 
this party soon left, almost intact, and, sailing to Long Island, founded the town of 
Southold. 

In the same year (1640), Stamford was purchased from the Indians by Captain 
Turner, as agent for the colony, and through her activity it was settled in November, 
1640, by about twenty-two families from Weathersfield, Conn. Thus the colony at 
Quinnipiac was the fountain head, from which the stream of white population flowed in 
all directions through the surrounding country. The name of the colony was changed 
from Quinnipiac to New Haven in the Summer of 1639. The population of the colony 
at the end of the year 1640 was computed at about four hundred and sixty all told. 

Captain Turner visited the Delaware River in the Summer of 1640, and purchased 
territory for the New Haven colony along both sides of its bank ; this venture, however, 
proved unfortunate. 

As the plantations at Milford, Stamford, Southold, and Guilford became firmly 
established, they naturally desired to sustain close relations to the mother colony at 
New Haven; and finally, in 1643, ^^ agreement among them resulted in their consoli- 
dation as one colony, under the name and leadership of New Haven — members of the 
other towns, as the plantations at that time began to be called, attending the General 
Court held at New Haven. 

A general assembly of the colonies of New England was held in 1643, at which 
there were present representatives from the Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut and 
New Haven colonies. The latter colony had sent Theophilus Eaton and Thomas 
Gregson. At that time the four colonies first united for mutual protection against the 
Dutch and Indians, under the name of the " United Colonies of New England." In 
1644, Branford, a small town which had arisen between New Haven and Guilford, was 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 17 

added to the New Haven Colony, and during the whole twenty-two years of its exist- 
ence, the jurisdiction of the Colony never extended over more than the five towns 
which have been mentioned. 

In the years 1643 and 1644, considerable apprehension of an Indian revolt existed. 
A general outbreak along the whole line of colonies seemed imminent, but, with a few 
exceptions, all bloodshed was averted. New Haven sent re-inforcements to Fairfield 
and Stamford, as these towns had weak forces, and were peculiarly open to Indian 
attacks. But when the Dutch colony made a request, in the same year, for help against 
the Indians, New Haven refused to do anything more than to send them such food as 
was necessary to prevent actual starvation. Their main inducements to this course 
were: the fact that joining separately in war was prohibited by the terms of the confed- 
eration made between the United Colonies of New England, and their belief that the 
Dutch war with the Indians was unjust. 

It was at this period that difficulties arose between New Haven and New Nether- 
land. Commencing in 1642, and continuing for several years, the Dutch, in many wavs, 
harassed the little settlement New Haven had established on the Delaware, Mutil 
eventually it had to be abandoned. A most interesting, yet perhaps not entirely 
accurate, account of an expedition sent by VVilhelm Kieft, the Governor-General of 
New Netherland, against the settlement on the Delaware, will be '"ouna m Irving's 
*' Knickerbocker History of New York." *">' rritorial d'sputes with tb j Dutch concern- 
ing the land lying between New Haven a.x\( >Jew Netherland cof.tinuf d almost witliout 
intermission until, in 1664, the latter came under the Jominion ot the English, 

In the year 1647, ^ number of the <=pttlei i.scouraged Sy the failure of the Dela- 
ware venture and the general business depr-ssiun. among whom were Mr. Gregson and 
Captain Turner, set sail for England, but wtf neve." heard of after. The legend of the 
" Phantom Ship," which this event produc'.;d, nas been beautifully expressed in a poem 
by Longfellow. 

The famous " Blue Laws " came into being about this time. There had long existed 
a great need of a written and definite system of laws, and in 161^5, Governor Eaton was 
empowered to perfect such a code. The result was the embodiment of the Scriptural 
rules, which had been the basis of the colonial government since its inception, in a 
series of civil statutes. This code continued unabrogated until the :.nion of the Con- 
necticut and New Haven colonies, and did good service, though it h;i5 been recipient 
of much ridicule in later times. 

The company suffered a severe loss, in the early part of 1658, by the death of 

Theophilus Eaton, who had been its chief magistrate since the foundation of the 

government, having been elected nineteen successive times. Governor Eaton was born 

in 1592, at Stony Stratford, Oxfordshire, England. He was bred as a merchant, and 

for many years was one of the leading business men of London. At one time he was 

the agent of the King of England at the Court of Denmark. Later he accompanied 

Mr. Davenport to New Haven, and with him was one of the two chief founders of the 

Colony. On the monument erected to him by the Colony were the words : 

" Eaton, — so famed, so wise, so just, 
The Phoenix of our world, — here hides his dust; 
This name forget, New England never must." 

Stephen Goodyear had been chosen Deputy-Governor with the same regularity 
that Eaton had been elected Governor, and at the death of the latter, Goodyear 
would naturally have succeeded him. But as Goodyear was absent at the time, the 



18 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



colonists chose Francis New-man as their chief magistrate. Goodyear was so universall) 
admired, that, had he lived to return, he would probably then have been chosen Go> 
ernor. He died, however, in London, June, 1658. 

Governor Newman, after having been twice re-elected, died in November, 1660. 
His death occasioned deep sorrow, and some difficulty was experienced in obtaining hia^^ 
successor. The restoration of the Stuarts, in the same year, caused general anxiety 
throughout the New England Colonies, which had been strong supporters of Cromwell, 
and the position of magistrate was deemed of an uncertain tenure, and fraught with 
much danger. Finally, Mr. William Leete was chosen Governor of the New Haven 
Colony, and Mr. Matthew Gilbert as Deputy-Governor. These gentlemen continued in 
office until the government of the Colony was dissolved by its union with Connecticut 
in 1665. 

About this time New Haven was excited by the visit of the regicides. Fleeing from 
England on the return of Charles the Second, whose father they had condemned to 
death, Generals Whalley and Gofif arrived in Boston, July 27, 1660. 

Edward Whalley came of an old and honored family. He was a first cousin of the 
Lord-Protector. During and after the civil war he held many important offices. He 
was the keeper of Charles the First, during the King's imprisonment, and his signature 
appears as the fourth upon the death warrant of the King. 

William Goff was the son of Rev. Stephen Goff, a Puritan divine of Sussex, and 
pursued a military course similar to that of his friend. General Whalley. Like his 
friend, he rose from a private soldier to a Major-General, and was also the trusty friend 
and associate of Cromwell. He gave valuable aid in purging the " Long " and " Rump " 
Parliaments, and was one of the strongest advocates of the King's death. 

After a year spent at Boston, the two Generals hastened on to New Haven, urged 
thereto by a Royal Proclamation against them. Their subsequent history would form 
good material for a most exciting romance. They were sheltered first by Mr. Daven- 
port, and then made various excursions into the surrounding countr)', in order to mis- 
lead their pursuers, who were soon at their heels. 

They lay concealed for many days in Judge's Cave, on the summit of West Rock. 
There are several places and buildings in this vicinity which tradition declares offered 
them some shelter, however poor, while they tarried here. They found many friends in 
New Haven, and the people generally tendered them the sympathy and aid which they 
so much needed and deserved. 

When the officers of the Crown visited New Haven, the magistrate and people 
showed them every civility, and were officious in aiding their search, while at the same 
time they did their best to secrete the refugees. They well said, " We honor his 
Majesty, but we have tender consciences." Their " honor " of his Majesty was not 
very deep, and was bounded only by their fears. Any open disobedience would have 
cost them dear, so they tendered the regicides the best aid they could in secret. 

Whalley and Goff left New Haven in 1664, and went to Hadley, Mass. It was 
supposed that after their death their bones were brought to New Haven and buried in 
the Green, near the monument of Colonel Dixwell, but later research has rendered this 
very doubtful. Colonel John Dixwell, another of King Charles' judges, came to 
New Haven secretly about 1670. He lived here in a very quiet manner for eighteen 
years, under the pseudonym of James Davids. He was a close friend of the 
Rev. Mr. Pierpont, and disclosed his whole history to him. But toward all others he 
observed a perfect reticence until his death. He was several times nearly detected,. 



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once, particularly, on the visit of Governor-General Andros to New Haven, in the 
year 1686. 

He was married twice during his residence at New Haven, and left two children 
At his death, in 1688, he disclosed his real name to the people, but requested that only 
his initials should be carved on his grave-stone, "lest his enemies should dishonor 
his ashes." The monument erected to him by his descendants, in 1849, stands on the 
" Green," in the rear of the Center Church. 

The return of the Stuarts was the beginning of trouble for New Haven, which, 
finally ended in its extinction as a separate colony. In the year 1662, the Connecticut 
Colony obtained a charter from Charles the Second, granting them most unexpected 
powers, and the jurisdiction over a territory almost corresponding to the present State. 
By it, according to Bancroft, " Connecticut was independent, except in name," and 
New Haven was included in her territory. Then ensued a long controversy over the 
union. 

Connecticut made the first overtures in November, 1662, hoping that the matter 
might be settled to Aer advantage peaceably. She received disaffected citizens from 
Southold, Guilford, and Stamford, before any agreement had been made, and seems to 
have shown a most avaricious spirit throughout. The great " bone of contention " was- 
the question of suffrage. New Haven limited it to church members, while in Con- 
necticut the only requisite was the possession, " by an orderly citizen," of a certain- 
amount of property. 

At length, after three years of bitter disputings, New Haven being overborne in 
this particular, and in the other of her peculiar tenets respecting the relation of Church- 
and State, the union was completed in January, 1665. 

The arrival of Commissioners of the Crown, as well as the pacific efforts of Governor 
Winthrop of Connecticut and Leete of New Haven, facilitated this event. 

The period of New Haven's autonomy, lasting twenty-seven years, is one of the most 
interesting in her history. The idol of its freemen's hearts, the " church-state," in spite 
of all discouragements and defeats, had proved a great success. Under it a civil order 
and public morality, which was almost unequalled even among the other New England 
Colonies, had arisen. How dear it had become to them all is proven by the reluctance 
with which they surrendered it. 

The domestic and social life of New Haven during this period differed little from 
that of the other colonies. Simplicity and the subservience of all things to practical 
religion were its chief characteristics. The humane treatment of the Indians has been 
already mentioned. The earliest beginning of business and education in the colony, 
we shall refer to later. 

New Haven, like the other colonies, had a military organization, consisting of all 
the males capable of bearing arms, fr-)m sixteen to sixty being the legal age. The 
average number of this company, during the twenty-seven years, appears to have been 
about three hundred. They were subject to the strictest military discipline, but no 
opportunity occurred for them to show their valor by any brilliant achievement, as^ 
New Haven was not troubled by any important war during the whole period of her 
existence as a separate colony. 



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rnOM THE UNION WITH CONNECTICUT TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. 

^FTER 1665, a large part of the history of New Haven is identical with that 
" of Connecticut. We shall confine this sketch to points that are of particular 




local interest. It took many years for New Haven to forget the injustice 
which had been shown toward her by Connecticut. The whole afTair was a 
bitter disappointment to the Rev. Mr. Davenport, whose heart was set on the church 
principles which were defeated. Two years later, in response to a call from Boston, 
he left New Haven to take the pastorate of the First Church at that place, much to the 
sorrow of his old and beloved people. His ministry at Boston, however, was very brief, 
as he died there on the 27th of March, 1670. 

So passed away one of the most remarkable men of early New England, and the 
man to whom New Haven owes more than to any other. He was born in 1597, at 
Coventry, England, of which place his father was Mayor. Educated at Oxford, and 
taking orders in the Established Church at the early age of nineteen, he soon attained 
celebrity as the Rector of St. Stephen's Church, London. His eloquence and charity 
•excited the opposition of Bishop Laud, and when, after long and earnest thought, 
Davenport became a Non-Conformist, heavy persecutions were heaped upon him. 
Driven to Holland in 1633, he there made the plans for "a city in the wilderness," ot 
which New Haven was the result. He was one of the last of those who had laid the 
•' foundation stones," and with whose death many unpleasant memories of the contro- 
versy between the two colonies passed away. 

New Haven. took part in "King Philip's War," and in most of the colonial expedi- 
tions which were made during the last quarter of the seventeenth and first half of the 
eighteenth centuries. 

The noted English evangelist, George Whitfield, visited New Haven in October, 
1740. A great revival of religion was the immediate result, as was uniformly the case 
at all parts of New England visited by Mr. Whitfield. Now, for the first time since the 
foundation of the colony, a new church was formed in New Haven, and, naturally, its 
establishment brought about considerable agitation. The " Separatists," as they were 
called, met with much opposition, and two Yale students, who joined them in 1744, 
were expelled from the college. 

The passage of the " Stamp Act" by the British Parliament, in 1765, created much 
-" uneasiness " among the New Haven people, and they made it so lively for the stamp 
agent, Mr. J. IngersoU, that he soon was glad to resign. The account he published 
concerning the way in which he was induced to so act, reads like the description of a 
" Ku-Klux" raid, only it happened that this time justice was obtained. 

At this period, two of the most prominent men in New Haven were Roger Sherman 
and Benedict Arnold, both soon to become celebrated, but in very different ways. 
During the Revolutionary War, New Haven took an active and honorable part. As 
soon as the news of the battle of Lexington was received, Benedict Arnold assembled 
the troops of New Haven, of whom he was captain, and forty of them signified their 
desire to accompany him to the war. He arrived with his company at Cambridge, 
among the first of the American troops. The New Haven detachment was the best 
equipped and trained of all the native forces, and their soldier like appearance occa- 
sioned much surprise, even among the British. Many of them afterward accompanied 
Arnold on the famous expedition into Canada. 



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TEMPLE STREET WALK ON THE GREEN, AS AT PRESENT. 



Though sharing all the dangers and anxieties of the time, New Haven suffered 
actual invasion but once during the war. This occurred July 5, 1779. A large British 
fleet, carrying over three thousand land forces, anchored off" New Haven harbor early in 
the morning of Monday, the 5th of July. Their arrival put an abrupt termination to 
the arrangements which were being made in the town for celebrating the anniversary of 
the Declaration of Independence. 

One division of fifteen hundred men, commanded by Brig. -Gen. Garth, landed at 
West Haven, and advanced upon the town from that side. General Tyron led the rest 
of the troops into the town by the way of East Haven. Each division met with 
spirited resistance. Gen. Garth's corps did not reach the " Green " till one o'clock in 
the afternoon, while Tyron's did not succeed in coming up until evening. 

Captain James Hillhouse with a small band of brave young men, among whom were 
some Yale students, opposed the progress of the royal troops from West Haven. As 
the enemy advanced, they were assailed on all sides by a galling fire. This threw their 
line into great confusion, but they kept steadily on. When they arrived at Milford Hill, 
their adjutant, Colonel Campbell, was shot. He was a noble man, the idol of the 
British troops, and had saved the lives of many of the people of West Haven as the 
army was marching through. A small stone, near the place of his death, with the 
simple inscription, "CAMPBELL, 1779," marks the grave of this brave and tender- 
hearted British officer. 



22 ^EW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

A little farther on, Dr. Nathaniel Daggett, Ex-President of Yale College, was cap- 
tuied while fighting with great vigor. 

The following statement made by an eye witness, Hon. Elizur Goodrich, at that 
time a student in Yale, is a striking and fair picture of the " spirit of the time." 

" I well remember the surprise we felt, as we were marching over West Bridge, 
towards the enemy, to see Dr. Daggett riding furiously by us on his old black mare, 
with his fowling piece in his hand ready for action. We knew the old gentleman had 
studied the matter thoroughly, and had settled in his own mind as to the right and 
propriety of fighting it out, but we were not quite prepared to see him come forth in so 
gallant a style to carry his principles into practice. Giving him a hearty cheer as we 
passed, we turned at the foot of Milford Hill towards West Haven, while he ascended 
a little to the west, and took his station in a copse of wood, where he appeared to be 
reconnoitering the enemy like one who was determined to bide his time. As we passed 
on toward the south, we met an advance guard of the enemy, and from our stand at a 
line of fence, we fired on them several times, and then chased them the length of three 
or four fields as they retreated, until we found ourselves involved with the main body, 
and in danger of being surrounded. It was now our turn to run, which we did for our 
lives. 

" Passing by Dr. Daggett, in his station on the hill, we retreated rapidly across West 
Bridge, which was instantly taken down by persons who stood ready for that purpose, 
to prevent the enemy from entering the town from that road. In the meantime, 
Dr. Daggett, as we heard afterwards, stood his ground manfully while the British column 
advanced to the foot of the hill, determined to have the battle to himself, as we had 
left him in the lurch, and using his fowling-piece now and then to excellent effect, as 
occasion offered, under cover of the bushes. But this could not last long. A detach- 
ment was sent up the hillside to look into the matter, and then the commanding officer 
coming suddenly, to his great surprise, on a single individual in a black coat blazing 
away in this style, cried out : 

"'What are you doing there, you old fool, firing on his Majesty's troops?' 

" ' Exercising the rights of war,' rejoined the old gentleman. 

" The very audacity of this reply, and the mixture of drollery it contained, seemed 
to amuse the officer, and he said : 

'"If I let you go this time, will you ever fire again on the troops of his Majesty? ' 

" ' Nothing more likely,' rejoined the old gentleman in his dry way. 

" This was too much for flesh and blood to bear, and it is a wonder that they did not 
put a bullet through him on the spot." 

His account of the way in which he was abused is a fair representation of the cruelty 
shown by the British troops to their prisoners of war. He died a few months later from 
the effects of the brutal treatment he received at their hands that day. 

By this time, Captain Hillhouse and his little company had received many re-inforce- 
ments. They now numbered about one hundred and fifty. Captain Phineas Bradley 
came up with two small cannon, which did excellent service. A considerable number 
of the New Haven militia, under Colonel Aaron Burr, had also arrived. The militia of 
the surrounding country kept pouring in, and the patriots made a gallant fight, contest- 
ing every step of the way. 

Gradually, and with great losses, Gen. Garth's division advanced into the town as 
far as the corner of Chapel and York Streets, where the patriots made their final stand. 
A cannon was brought and fired down the road, and from that point the British marched 
unmolested to the " Green." 

Though dispersed, the patriots were not routed. They hung around the outskirts 
of the town, watching the depredations made by the enemy, attacking stray parties, and 
preparing to make a general advance on the invaders in the morning. 



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NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 23 

As soon as Gen. Garth reached the " Green," the town was given up to ravage and 
plunder. He sent word to Gen. Tyron, and immediately began to make arrangements 
for the destruction of the whole town. He is said to have ascended the belfry of the 
State House, and to have exclaimed as he gazed around, "This is too beautiful a place 
to burn." Be that as it may, it is known that the British had orders to burn the whole 
town, and, actuated probably by fear, did so to only a small part of it. According ta 
the diary of President Stiles, of Yale College, " the public buildings, as those of Yale 
College, the State House, the places of public worship, were injured little, if at all." 
A large number of private dwellings were burned and devastated. Many pathetic inci- 
dents of brutality shown by the soldiers toward feeble old men and helpless females are 
recorded, as was always the case during an invasion by the British. 

In Gen. Tyron's advance through East Haven, he was delayed several hours by a 
small fort near the harbor, now Fort Hale, with a garrison of only nineteen men and 
three pieces of artillery. It was not the first time that a few patriots had held a thou- 
sand Englishmen at bay. His march to the " Green," which took nearly two hours^ 
was opposed by the same spirited resistance that Gen. Garth had met. 

That night New Haven witnessed more crime and drunkenness than it had ever 
done before. There was a great abundance of all kinds of spirits in the cellars of 
New Haven, and, consequently, it was but a short time before the greater part of the 
British troops were as harmless as babes. Fortunately this event contributed to lessen 
the amount of damage done by the enemy, and hastened their departure the next 
morning. About sunrise they marched out of the town, many of the drunken soldiers 
being pushed at the point of the bayonet or the side of an officer's sword. Their total 
loss, killed, wounded, and missing, was sixty men and four officers. 

At the departure of the British, thousands of the country people flocked into New- 
Haven. Some of them, in the confusion, were base enough to add to the general loss 
by robbing the citizens of what was left. The soldiers already had taken, with a few 
exceptions, all the money, jewelry, clothing, and provisions which they could find^. 
besides destroying a great amount of household furniture and other things. Many of 
the families lost every thing their houses contained. Most of the Tories, who were 
protected by the British, were obliged to leave New Haven with them, so even they lost 
much of their property. 

As it may prove interesting, we give the official list of those of the Americans 
killed and wounded during this invasion, as published in the "Connecticut Journal,'" 
July 7, 1779: 

Killed — John Hotchkiss, Caleb Hotchkiss, Jun., Ezekiel Hotchkiss, Captain John 
Gilbert, Michael Gilbert, John Kennedy, Joseph Dorman, Asa Todd, Samuel Wooden, 
Silas Wooden, Benjamin English, Isaac Pardis, Jeduthan Thompson, Aaron Russel 
(a lad), Jacob Thorp, and Pomp (a negro), all of New Haven ; Eldad Parker, Walling- 

ford ; Bradley, Derby ; Timothy Ludlenton, Guilford ; John Baldwin, Gideon 

Goodrich, Branford ; and one person whose name is unknown. 

Wounded — Rev. Dr. Daggett, Nathan Beers (since died of his wounds), David 
Austin, Jun., Elizur Goodrich, Jun., Joseph Bassett, Captain Caleb Mix, Thomas Mix, 
and Israel Wooden. Taken — John Austin, Abraham Pinto, Jeremiah Austin, Nathan 
Drummer, Edmund Smith, and Elisha Tuttle (since dead of his wounds, whose tongue 

was cut out by the enemy), all of New Haven ; Atwater and a negro, of Wal- 

lingford ; and Benjamin Howd, of Branford. The total number of the " martyrs " was 
twenty-four killed, fifteen wounded, and nine captured. 



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Major-General Benedict Arnold had visited his old home in May, 1778, and had 
received a triumphal greeting, in recognition of his bravery and services to the govern- 
ment. None were more surprised than his old friends and acquaintances, when, in 
September, 1780, he betrayed his country to the British, winning for himself a name 
which for ignominy has been equalled by that of no other man save Judas Iscariot. He 
was not a native of New Haven, though he had dwelt here for many years, and had 
acquired some property. This was all disposed of to his numerous creditors, through 
two commissioners appointed for that purpose by the County Court. 

The following graphic account of the way in which New Haven celebrated the 
declaration of peace between the United States and Great Britain, is taken from the 
" Connecticut Journal " of May i, 1783: 

" Thursday last was observed as a day of festivity and rejoicing in this town, on 
receipt of indubitable testimony of the most important, grand, and ever memorable 
^vent — the total cessation of hostilities between Great Britain and these United States, 
and the full acknowledgement of their sovereignty and independence. Accordingly, 
the day, with the rising sun, was ushered in by the discharge of thirteen cannon, 
paraded' on the "Green" for that purpose, under elegant silk colors, with the Coat-of- 
Arms of the United States most ingeniously represented thereon, which was generously 
contributed upon the occasion by the ladies of the town. At nine o'clock in the fore- 
noon, the inhabitants met in the brick Meeting House for divine service, where was 
convened a very crowded assembly. The service was opened with an anthem ; then a 
very pertinent prayer, together with thanksgiving, was made by the Rev. Dr. Stiles, 
President of Yale College ; after was sung some lines, purposely composed for the occa- 
sion, by the singers of all the congregations in concert. Then followed a very ingenious 
oration, spoken by Mr. Elizur Goodrich, one of the Tutors of the College ; after which 
a very liberal collection was made for the poor of the town, to elevate their hearts for 
rejoicing. The service was concluded with an anthem. 

"A number of respectable gentlemen of the town dined together at the Coffee- 
House. After dinner several patriotic toasts were drank. 

"At three o'clock were discharged thirteen cannon — at four, twenty-one ditto — ^^at 
five, seven ditto — at six, thirteen ditto — at seven were displayed the fire-works, with 
rockets, serpents, &c. — at nine o'clock, a bonfire on the Green concluded the diversions 
of the day. The whole affair was conducted with a decorum and decency uncommon 
for such occasions, without any unfortunate accident ; a most pacific disposition and 
heartfelt joy was universally conspicuous, and most emphatically expressed by the 
features of every countenance." 

In the following year, January 21, 1784, part of the town of New Haven was incor- 
porated as a city, by an Act of the Legislature. The names of the first city officers 
were as follows : 

Afayor— Roger Sherman. S/ierij^s — EVms Stillwell, Parsons Clarke. Collector of 
Taxes — ^o'i.e^\v Peck. Treasurer —YLzz€^\2\\ Sabin. City C/^r/^ — Joseph Meigs. 
Aldermen— D^v\^ Austin, Isaac Beers, Samuel Bishop, Thomas Howell. Coimcilmen— 
James Hillhouse, Pierpont Edwards, Jeremiah Atwater, Abraham Augur, Henry Dag- 
gett, Stephen Ball, Ebenezer Beardsley, Joseph Bradley, Abel Burritt, Joel Gilbert, 
Joseph Howell, Jonathan IngersoU, Timothy Jones, Eneas Monson, James Rice, Elias 
Shipman, Joseph Thomson, Michael Todd, Ebenezer Townsend, John Whiting. 

Though many honorable aad talented individuals have been connected with the 
city government since then, there has, probably, never been a time when so many 
remarkable men were united in its various offices and boards, as was the case in the first 
year of its operation. 

Sherman, Austin, Howell, Hillhouse, and Edwards were the chief supporters of the 
movement which resulted in the granting of a City Charter by the State Legislature. 



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New Haven was the fifth incorporated city in the United States, the others being 
New York, Philadelphia, Albany and Richmond. New Haven had the honor of being 
the first city incorporated after the United States had been recognized as independent. Boston 
was still a town, and looked with envious eyes upon New Haven's ambitious efforts. 

It was so arranged, by the original charter, that part of New Haven still remained a 
town, and since that time there have always been two (the city and town) governments 
here, which has often seemed an anomaly to those unacquainted with the true inward- 
ness of the matter. The city territory was designated as that " lying between the Quin- 
nipiac and West Rivers, and between the Mill River Meadows and the Harbor." All 
the rest of New Haven's territory continued under the old town government as formerly. 

About this time there arose that famous struggle between the " Town -Born " and the 
" Interlopers," which has come down almost to our day. Those who had been so happy 
as to open their eyes for the first time in New Haven, had a habit of looking down 
upon the poor unfortunates who came from outside. If one's ancestors could be traced 
back into the earliest days of the colony, that was an unquestionable prerogative to the 
highest social rights. The feeling of the " Town-Born " against those who had recently 
come to New Haven was carried considerably too far, especially when we remember 
that such men as Sherman and Hillhouse were among the " Interlopers," and that to 
them, as a class, the city has owed a large amount of her prosperity and growth. The 
amusing story is related, that the master of a ship from New Haven, during a tempest, 
as it was necessary to lighten the vessel, ordered the goods belonging to " Interlopers " 
to be thrown overboard, but carefully preserved the goods of the "Town-Born."' 
Many of our oldest citizens can remember how fiercely at one time this qmet but 
insidious feeling burned amid the social affairs of the city. But time has nearly oblit- 
erated this among other prejudices of the past. 

The first regular census of the city was taken in 1787. At that time the number of 
inhabitants was three thousand five hundred and forty, including one hundred and 
seventy-six students. 

The beautiful elms, which adorn the New Haven of to-day, were first systematically set 
out by James Hillhouse, one of the most enterprising and public-spirited men the city 
ever had, in June, 1787. He planted, with his own hands, the elms along Temple Street 
and Hillhouse Avenue, and was the leader of the movement which resulted in the 
planting of them throughout the town. His influence was powerfully felt in all the 
public works and improvements of the time. Grove Street Cemetery, which was laid 
out in 1796, having the honor of being the first cemetery in the world ivhich was divided 
into family lots, also owes its existence to the energetic efforts of James Hillhouse. 

In January, 1788, we note the first feeble beginnings of the afterward famous " Fire 
Department." Two companies, of seventeen men each, were enrolled, and a new- 
fangled " Fire-Engine " purchased. It was expressly forbidden to build bonfires in the 
street, or to smoke tobacco within four rods of any building. The latter provision^ 
however, did not work very well. 

In the year 1793, the city mourned the death of Roger Sherman, who had been 
Mayor for nine successive years, from the establishment of the office. He was one of 
the most remarkable among the great men of the time and country. Born in 1721,. 
at Newton, Mass., his early life was spent as an apprentice in a shoemaker's shop. He 
came to New Haven in 1761, and soon, by the exercise of that "common sense" which 
Jefferson called the " best of any man's in the United States," became one of her leading 
citizens. He passed through the various town offices ; was a member of the Connecti- 



26 NEW HAVEN, PAS2 AND PRESENT. 

•cut Council ; a Judge of the Superior Court ; a member of the Continental Congress, 
in which he was one of the famous Committee who reported the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence ; also a member of the United States Convention, which drew up our present 
Constitution ; and, later on, a Representative and Senator in the United States 
■Congress. 

Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, and Adams were among his intimate friends. He 
was honored throughout the country, but especially by the great men with whom he was 
associated in the Government. His signature will be found attached to the four most 
important documents of the time — "The Address to the King," "The Declaration of 
Independence," " The Articles of Confederation," and " The Constitution." Like 
Governor Eaton, he held the chief office in New Haven from the formation of the new 
government until his decease, and during that time was undoubtedly the greatest maa 
in the city or State. 

At the time of his death, beside the Mayoralty, he held the positions of Judge of the 
Superior Court of Connecticut and United States Senator. The palatial residence, 
which he erected and occupied in his later years, is still standing on Chapel Street, 
■directly opposite the College Campus. 

At the close of the eighteenth century. New Haven had about recovered from the 
-effects of the war, and was entering upon a period of prosperity. Her business interests 
had marvellously increased. The extensive oyster fisheries of to-day were already in 
•operation. She boasted a large fleet (for those days) of eighty-two ships, which traded 
principally with the West Indies, but visited, frequently, ports in all parts of the globe. 
There were now fifty-six trading shops in the city, a few of which had a large stock 
worth the enormous amount of three thousand pounds. With the advent and spread 
■of newspapers, progressive ideas in business and public matters were coming more and 
more to prevail. In fact, the city life of New Haven, with all its activities and interests, 
was now fairly inaugurated. 

The moral status of the city could not, however, be said to have advanced. The 
Puritanic days were no more. Luxury and crime, with their inseparable attendant, 
poverty, had usurped no uncertain position among the stern virtues and simple life of 
the fathers, to the continual deterioration of the latter. The most common vice of the 
time was drunkenness, and temperance societies were then unknown. Slavery also had 
obtained quite a foothold in New Haven. The importing of slaves had been forbidden 
in 1774, but the domestic use of them was common. Numerous advertisements appear 
in the papers of that period, offering " likely negroes " for sale, sometimes in whole 
families, and in exchange for such commodities as rum and sugar. The practice was 
never tolerated by the moral sentiments of the people, and in a few decades it died a 
natural death. As soon as that class who want to make money by all and any means 
discovered that slavery would not pay, it lost their support, and that was the end of it. 
While historical accuracy compels us to take notice of these unpleasant particulars, yet 
much of the decrease in morality, at this period, can be traced to the sudden prosperity 
which followed upon the Revolution. War and riches are two of the greatest degenera- 
tive forces known. 

But the time was not lacking in heroes nor heroines. The key to the whole period 
and its spirit is the one word " Liberty." The intensity of the loving devotion and 
burning consecration with which the people had thrown themselves into the struggle 
for independence, can hardly be imagined now. New Haven was chiefly composed at 
that time of " Sons and Daughters of Liberty," and for more than six years, amid 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



27 



poverty and death, everything was surrendered by the city in the purchase of that free- 
dom which was dearer than life. Let the tribute of never-ceasing admiration and 
gratitude be rendered to the noble men and women who defended and saved the 
New Haven of the Puritans, and to whom the New Haven of to day owes more than 
can ever be known or even estimated. 




THE GREEN FROM CORNER ELM AND CHURCH STS. 



amiE: i=i^ss:H]3srT dEnsTTTJi^-s". 



liw»>,HE nineteenth century opened most auspiciously. Contined prosperity seemed 
M*l r-^'^ to have dawned upon the city which had borne and struggled through so many 
^1^!^ troubled days. But again it proved very short lived. The infamous " Embargo 
•^^^^ Act," which was passed by Congress December 22, 1807, almost entirely 
destroyed New Haven's extensive commerce. The Embargo excited bitter opposition 
in this city, as in all parts of New England, which was universally injured by it. 
New Haven sent a number of memorials to President Jefferson and Congress, praying 
that the disgraceful Act might be annulled. But all her efforts were unavailing. The 
Act remained in force until after the war of 1812 had begun, when New Haven had 
already jumped from the fire-pan of the Embargo into the fire of the war. 



28 ^EW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

The war was the crowning blow to New Haven's commercial interests. Her shif>- 
ping trade has never fully recovered from the blow received at this period. There is, 
however, a brighter side to the matter, since the decay of the shipping business led to 
that transfer of powers which has resulted in the extensive manufacturing interests of 
modern New Haven. 

At the opening of the war of 1812-15, there were over six hundred seamen in 
New Haven. These were scattered among the various privateer and government 
vessels which contested, so successfully, England's supremacy on the sea. New Haven, 
as a city, did not take any active participation in the war, though at one time she barely 
escaped a second invasion. 

An amusing account of an unique naval contest, fought by a New Haven sea-captain, 
is reported by Mr. T. R. Trowbridge, Jr., of this city. As it is the best version of this 
historical story, and also an admirable picture of one of the most important features of 
the war — privateering — we give the full account, which runs thus : 

"The ' Actress' was a fine, fast-sailing sloop of sixty tons, and had for a crew forty- 
two young, able-bodied. New Haven County men, every one of whom was anxious to 
make his fortune by privateering. For an armament, the sloop carried eight small 
guns, with the usual assortment of small arms, cutlasses, boarding-pikes, etc. 

" The commander of the 'Actress ' was John Lumsden, an Englishman by birth, but 
a naturalized American. He was an able seaman, and had commanded several of the 
best New Haven ships ; his officers were experienced sailors. Thus appointed, she 
sailed from Long Wharf on the evening of the nth of July, 18 12 'on a cruise.' Reach- 
ing the open sea, early next morning, everything on board the privateer was put in ship- 
shape order, and a six weeks' cruise agreed upon. Sharp and anxious eyes scanned 
the horizon ; for a reward of fifty dollars was promised to the man who should first 
descry a vessel that should prove to be a ' Britisher.' 

" Nothing, however, was seen for several days, and the ship's company began to 
think privateering slow work, and to long for their farms ; when, to the joy of all, 
at daybreak, July 19th, on the northern edge of the Gulf Stream, a man on the fore- 
topmast rigging cried out, ' Sail, ho ! ' with the singular prolongation of sound that no 
landsman can imitate. 

"'Where away?' bawled the officer in charge of the deck. 

" ' A mile to the lu'ard,' was the reply, and then came the welcome words, ' and a 
Britisher, too.' 

" True it was. In a few moments the mist lifted, and less than a mile to the leeward 
of the privateer lay a huge British ship, to all appearances a merchantman. There she 
lay with all three topsails mast-headed, waiting for the morning breeze to spring up. 
From the fact that the topsails were ' mast-headed ' (hauled up to the head of the top- 
mast), the privateersman accepted it as a sure sign that the stranger was a merchant- 
vessel, and her capture was certain. There was on board the sloop a great contrast to 
the dullness of the previous days. Muskets, cutlasses, and boarding-pikes were brought 
on deck, and put in order ; the little eight pounders were swabbed out, loaded, and a 
supply of powder and shot placed near them. Aboard the ' Actress,' excitement and 
bustle were everywhere from stem to stern, 

" I am told when the commander first saw the ship, he was in the ordinary costume 
of a New Haven privateersman, namely, a tarpaulin hat, red shirt, and a pair of blue 
trousers ' cat-harpinned at the knee.' When he was satisfied that a prize was soon to 
fall into his hands, he retired to the cabin to array himself in a becoming manner, 
and shortly afterwards appeared on his quarter-deck, clad in a blue suit with red facings, 
and a cocked hat, all of which were loaned him by a Foxon militia captain, Jeduthan 
Bradley by name. 

" Sword by his side and speaking trumpet under his arm, the doughty sailor trod his 
weather deck, and after feasting his eyes for several minutes upon the Britisher, he 
gave his helmsman orders to put up the wheel. Forthwith the ' Actress,' with her two 
score valiant New Haveners, bore down upon the stranger ; and so certain was com- 



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mander Lumsden and his crew of securing the prize, that a crew of eighteen men were 
immediately told off to carry the ship into New London, if possible, — but into Boston, 
at all hazards. 

"All hands judged the helpless Englishman to be a London tea-ship from Canton, 
bound for Boston, and, of course, ignorant that war had been declared. They consid- 
ered, therefore, that their fortunes were made, and that lives of ease and luxury awaited 
them at home. 

"Just before the 'Actress' left Long Wharf, a friend of the commander, and a part 
owner of the vessel, had put on board a quarter cask of Jamaica rum, requesting that 
it should be drunk when the first prize should be captured. The captain and crew 
reckoning to a certainty that the Englishman was as good as captured, it was now pro- 
posed to drink the rum without further delay. The captain was a-t first opposed to it ; 
but after ;he prize crew had explained to him, that if ///<?y were sent aboard the ship f/iey 
would lose i/ieir share, he gave his consent. The cask was accordingly hoisted on deck 
and broached. The libations were heavy and frequent. 

"In the meantime, the privateer had been gradually nearing the ship, apparently 
unnoticed by the leviathan ; and when within speaking distance, Captain Lumsden, in 
a voice tremulous with patriotic pride, hailed the ship. 

" In a moment the answer came back : 'The Spartan, of London.' 

" At the mention of this name, a peculiar expression, we are told, was visible in the 
faces of many of the privateersmen ; several pairs of jaws chattered, many knees 
knocked feelingly one against another, and cans half emptied were laid upon the deck 
(a rare proceeding in those days), because the ' Spartan ' was the well known name of 
one of the fleet blockading New London. It was the name of one that had caused a 
wholesome dread to be entertained all along our shores, from the Vineyawd to Sandy 
Hook. She had for several months harried our coast, her vigilant commander boasting 
that nothing had escaped him. Only two weeks previous to Captain Lumsden's 
experience with her, she had chased, captured, and sent in to Halifax, the splendid 
American ship ' Melancthon,' bound from Valparaiso to Boston, with a cargo of copper 
ore valued at $350,000. 

"Our privateersmen, however, soon recovered their courage and coolness, and 
reasoned: — The 'Spartan' is a frigate; this is a helpless Indiaman hailing from 
London. Captain Lumsden now drew himself to his full height. In a manner as 
imposing as he could assume, he roared out: — 

" ' Consider your ship a prize to the United States privateer " Actress." Send your 
papers aboard.' 

" The commander of the ' Spartan,' who afterwards attained the highest post in the 
British navy, was in his way a wag, and he made answer : — 

"'Really now, captain, would you ask that I, the commander of such a great ship 
as this, should strike my flag to such a little fellow as you ? ' 

"The reply from the New Haven Nelson, liberally garnished with his country's 
oaths, was : — 

" ' Strike ! or I'll fire into you.' 

" A moment thereafter, the shrill sound of the boatswain's whistle was heard, and 
suddenly, as if by magic, the ports on each side of the ship were triced up, exposing to 
view about sixty heavy guns. At the same time, a cheery, wholesome voice said : — 

" ' Come to our gangway, and we'll hoist you in.' 

" Never was an order obeyed with more alacrity ; and amid the laughter of derision 
and scorn, the 'Actress ' was swept alongside. At eight, A. M., with a prize crew of 
ten men, she was on her course to Halifax. Her valiant crew were divided. Half 
were transferred to the frigate, and half left on board of the privateer. They all 
returned to New Haven some weeks afterward, but without their cruiser." 

A short time after this incident, the Packet " Susan," of New Haven, was taken by a 
British cruiser, off Bridgeport, in the Sound. This aroused the warlike wrath of 
New Haven's citizens, some fifty of whom immediately manned a vessel in the harbor, 
and started eagerly in pursuit. After a short sail of a few hours down the Sound, they 
were also taken in by the same cruiser that had captured the " Susan." Many of them 



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had learned a number of interesting facts bearing on naval warfare, when they were 
ransomed and came home a few days afterward. 

In pleasant contradistinction to these nautical misfortunes was the successful career 
of Isaac Hull, another of New Haven's sea-captains. Though born in Derby, he had 
received all his naval training here, rising from the lowest position to the command of 
one of the best ships of our port. At the commencement of the war, he was put in 
command of the United States Frigate "Constitution," or, as she is better known, 
"Old Ironsides." He sailed from Boston Harbor, and on the 19th of August, 1812, 
defeated the British frigate " Guerriere," in one of the most celebrated naval contests 
of the war. He completely demolished the "Guerriere." inflicting upon her a loss, of 
eighty men, while his own vessel lost only fourteen. The whole battle took but thirty 
minutes, and what was left of the " Guerriere " at the end of that time had to be 
burned. This was all effected by Hull's skilful manoeuvring, and as a naval victory 
it may well be ranked among the most famous in the world's history. 

The three churches on the "Green" were erected during the war. The lumber for 
them was brought down the Connecticut River in the year 1814, and had to pass the 
vessels of the British Commodore Hardy, who was patrolling the Sound with his fleet. 
It was then that one of the rare incidents of courtesy shown by a British officer toward 
Americans occurred. Commodore Hardy allowed the lumber vessels to pass through 
his fleet, nobly declaring that he "made no war on religion." 

When the news of peace with Great Britain and the close of the war, which had ever 
been unpopular here, arrived, on the 13th of February, 1815, much joyous festivity 
ensued. Business and commerce were again revived. A period of almost continual 
prosperity and growth, extending up to the time of the civil war, was now entered upon. 

In March, 1815, a most memorable event occurred. The first steamer that had 
ever navigated the Sound, the " Fulton," Captain Bunker, arrived at New Haven on the 
2ist of that month, with thirty passengers, after a trip of eleven and a half hours. The 
fare was only five dollars, and the time unprecedented. Formerly, land passage to 
New York by stage-coach took two days. By a packet on the Sound, a week was often 
consumed in going from New Haven to New York. The arrival of the " Fulton " was 
coincident with the inauguration of a new era in New Haven's existence, as she was 
now brought into closer relations with the outside world. 

The largest fire in New Haven's history, took place on the 28th of October, 1820. 
Twenty-six stores and warehouses on Long Wharf were burned to the ground, despite 
the heroic efforts of the gallant volunteer firemen. It was only with the greatest diffi- 
culty that a general conflagration of the town was prevented. The immediate results 
of this fire were more stringent regulations in regard to building, and greater interest 
excited in the fire department, which, from that time to the present, has always been 
one of the best conducted departments of the city. 

The great Farmington Canal was first proposed in the year 1822. It was not com- 
pleted until 1825, after a hundred thousand dollars, or more, had been sunk in it. The 
utility of the canal was soon antedated by the advent of the railways. 

A most hearty welcome was extended to General Lafayette when he visited the city, 
August 1 2th, 1824. The citizens turned out en masse to do him honor. Transparencies 
with "Welcome, Lafayette," upon them were displayed in all parts of the city. The 
Revolutionary veterans made every endeavor to give expression to their admiration for 
the heroic Frenchman. A grand parade and review took place in the morning. In the 
afternoon, he was escorted by the chief men to Yale College, and the principal points 



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of interest in the city. At his departure, he expressed himself as having enjoyed one 
of the best receptions of all his American tour, which was one continued triumphal 
journey. 

No less generous hospitality was tendered to President Jackson, on the occasion of 
his visit in 1833. He stopped for a few days at the Tontine House, and with Vice- 
President Van Buren and his staff gave a reception to the citizens in the State House, 
where thousands flocked to see "Old Hickory," the hero of New Orleans, and the 
people's President. The New Haven of those days seems to have been much inclined 
toward "hero-worship" of an enthusiastic type. She had, however, an independent 
way of bestowing her favor and expressing her preferences. While John Tyler met 
with a frigid reception, the city was enraptured at the mere prospect of a visit from 
Henry Clay. 

In the year 1832, Asiatic cholera made its first appearance in the city. This was 
followed by the death of only twenty-six persons, but the dread scourge was destined to 
return again and again, with ever increasing virulence. 

The city was enriched in 1837 by the receipt of $27,427.69. This was her share of 
the surplus in the United States Treasury, distributed among the States by an Act of 
Congress. The whole sum thus obtained by a National experiment, which has never 
been repeated, was admirably appropriated in forwarding the educational interests of 
the city and town. 

This was an era of railways. The city took a long stride forward in her material 
interests, upon the completion of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, in 1840. It 
was not until 1848, however, that the first cars ran to New York. Four years later, the 
railroad to New London was opened. There were some old fogies here, as everywhere, 
who considered the steam-cars a " work of Satan." Not a few prejudiced and futile 
efforts were made in opposition by short-sighted people. It is suggestive and interesting 
to note how blinded many were to the incalculable importance to the city of the rail- 
road systems. Their value is strikingly illustrated by statistics, New Haven having 
increased in population from fifteen to over seventy-five thousand since 1840, and her 
mercantile and manufacturing business augmented more than a hundred fold. In this 
connection it may be stated, that the Air Line was completed in 1870, and the Derby 
Road in 187 1. Thus, gradually, New Haven has become one of the most important 
railroad centers in New England. 

New Haven's attitude towards the temperance question at this time was rather 
unique. For fourteen years the city suffered from '-free rum." In January, 1840, it 
was voted "that all persons be allowed to sell wines and spirituous liquors in the town 
of New Haven during the current year." This law was renewed, uninterruptedly, every 
year up to 1854. Hardly three years had passed under its operation, before the amount 
in the treasury had been decreased from $3,000 to $300, and the tax-rate raised by a 
cent on every dollar. 

After a long and active fight by the prohibitionists, the city went to the other 
extreme in 1854, by the passage of a "Maine Law." The sale of spirituous liquors 
was put under the supervision of a special agency, and restricted to sacramental, medi- 
cal, and chemical uses. This law struggled along for three years, up to February, iS.t;?. 
Since that date a high license system has been in vogue. 

About this time considerable excitement was brought about by the slavery question. 
The repeal of the " Missouri Compromise," in 1854, met with spirited opposition at 
New Haven. This unjust extension of the power and boundaries of slavery aroused 



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the indignation of New Haven's best citizens. At " Anti-Nebraska " meetings, held 
March 8th and loth, 1854, the following representative men were chosen as officers: 
President — Charles L. English; Vice-Presidents — Jonathan Knight, Charles Judson, 
Eli W. Blake, Charles Ball, Henry Trowbridge, Charles Roberts, Stephen B. Pardee, 
Sidney A. Thomas, Benjamin Beecher, Jun., E. T. Foote, Henry Peck, George Brown, 
Russell Chapman; Secretaries — Alfred H. Terry, James M. Woodard^ Henry W. Bene- 
dict, Henry L. Cannon. Speeches by James F. Babcock, Prof. T. A. Thacher, Charles 
Ives, Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Taylor, Henry B. Harrison, Rev. Dr. Bacon, Prof. Benjamin 
Silliman, Sen., Prof. Alex. C. Twining, Russell Chapman, Rev. Dr. Cleaveland, Charles 
E. Morse, Charles Ball, Eleazer K. Foster, and Mr. Talcott. Thus brilliantly inau- 
gurated, the exertions of New Haven against this great national crime continued with- 
out intermission until the war had removed their cause. 







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In the year 1856, a Kansas colony, with Charles B. Lines as its President, was 
formed in New Haven. Before the colony started West, a rally was held in the old 
North Church, at which Henry Ward Beecher presided. Ardent enthusiasm for the 
cause was manifested, Mr. Beecher's eloquence influencing many who were as yet 
undecided. Over fifty rifles were donated for the armament of the departing colony. 
The meeting was heralded throughout the country, and had a powerful effect against 
the interests of slavery. On the 31st of March, 1856, after a solemn farewell meeting 



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in Brewster Hall, the colony started for Kansas, armed with the Sharpe rifles and their 
Bibles. They made a settlement at Waubonsee, Kansas, and helped preserve the State 
for freedom. Some of the original settlers still remain in Waubonsee, though the 
menacing institution which induced them thither has long since been buried in the 
waters of oblivion. 

During these years, New Haven was continually increasing in size, wealth and popu- 
lation. In the year 1853, the city for the first time was divided into four wards. In 
1856, the number of wards was increased to six. A new City Charter was obtained in 
the same year. By it the various City and Town Boards were solidified, and the whole 
civil structure made more simple and efScient. The chief characteristic of the new 
Charter was the bringing of the town and city governments nearer together, so that 
they assumed nearly the same relative positions that they hold to-day. The Fire and 
Police Departments were remodelled in 1861. The former was put in charge of a 
Board of six Commissioners, under whose control were the Chief-Engineer and his 
subordinates. For the first time, the Firemen received pay for their services. The 
memorable " Volunteer " organizations were disbanded, but though in the growth of 
the city a larger and more perfect system was evolved, the record of the heroic 
services of the "Volunteer Firemen," and of their social prestige, remains inviolable. 

The Police Department was also re-organized and placed under the control of six 
Commissioners. Chief-of-Police Pond, the first under the new organization, in his 
report for 1861-62, states that the Police Department cost the city ten thousand dollars 
for that year. The number of policemen was limited to twenty, but this unreasonably 
low number was soon increased. 

Then followed the stirring days of the war. When the news of the fall of Fort 
Sumter arrived, the loyal citizens rallied to the support of the Government. Volunteers 
and supplies were immediately forthcoming. New Haven was unusually generous in 
her contributions throughout the war. The recruiting for a large section of the State 
was transacted from this city. Regiment after regiment was formed, of which the 
nucleus were generally New Haven men. The city was enlivened by the constantly 
arriving and departing detachments of the " boys in blue." They were all entertained 
royally, and went away cheered and enriched. New Haven's first full quota was six 
hundred and sixty-two men. These went to the seat of war in different regiments, and 
rendered loyal service in many of the great battles. 

The First Connecticut Regiment rendezvoused at New Haven on the 19th of April, 
186 1. The ladies of the city were particularly active and generous in seeing that the 
gallant soldiers should not go to war in need of any good things. The greatest enthu- 
siasm was displayed. Ten thousand dollars was voted by the Common Council for 
furnishing the soldiers with bedding, food, and other necessities. The First Regiment 
was joined in camp at New Haven by the Second, on the 6th of May. The latter 
was recruited from this section of the State, and a number of companies were from 
New Haven. The Second Regiment was commanded by Alfred H. Terry, one of 
New Haven's noblest sons, and the popular Colonel of the Second Regiment of the 
State Militia. 

The First Regiment was given a glorious farewell when it broke camp for the seat 
of war, on the 17th of May. The regimental colors were presented with eloquent 
speeches at a spirited meeting, and a large concourse escorted them with cheers and 
music to the boat. The Second Regiment broke camp the next day, and their depar- 
ture was marked by similar patriotic enthusiasm. Their colors, elaborately embroidered. 



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were the gift of the ladies of New Haven. The Third Connecticut Regiment, com- 
manded by Colonel John Arnold, of New Haven, passed through the city, two days 
later, on its way to the front. At the same time that these regiments were departing 
for the war, a Home Guard was formed, to be ready in case of emergency. It num- 
bered four hundred members, many of whom afterward served at the front. There were 
also formed five full companies of Yale students, who were regularly organized and 
drilled. 

The First, Second, and Third Connecticut Regiments were the best equipped and 
disciplined of the volunteer detachments which arrived among the first at Washington. 
They were sent into active service immediately, and took part in all the early battles of 
the war. 

In the battle of Big Bethel, June 9th, 1861, Major Theodore Winthrop, the military 
secretary of the commanding general, and one of the most widely known and honored 
ofBcers in the army, fell while leading a daring charge against the enemy's line. He 
was the direct descendant of John Winthrop, the first Governor of Connecticut, and 
was born at New Haven in 1828. Graduating from Yale at the age of twenty, he spent 
several years in visiting all parts of the world. He was admitted to the bar in 1855, 
but devoted most of his time during the next five years to literary pursuits. Many 
brilliant magazine articles, and several volumes, published posthumously, remain as the 
result of this period of work, to bear witness of his genius. He was one of the first to 
enlist, being very active and influential during the early days of the war. His funeral 
at New Haven, June 21, 1861, was attended by many celebrated men from different 
sections of the country. Sacrificing his life in a gallant attempt to redeem a reverse of 
the Union troops, and falling among the earliest martyrs to the cause, the name of 
Winthrop was soon joined with that of Ellsworth, and cherished throughout the country 
as an emblem of heroism and patriotic devotion. 

The Fourth of July, 186 1, was celebrated at New Haven with unusual solemnity. 
Governor Buckingham, Connecticut's energetic '• War Governor," reviewed the volunteer 
and militia troops in the morning. A patriotic service was held in the afternoon, at 
which the " Children's Brigade," composed of one thousand New Haven boys and girls, 
sang national songs with great spirit and effect. Even the children had become fired 
by that ardent love for the country which sent their sires into the field to battle for it. 

About this time some disloyalty was manifested among the worst classes of the city. 
It was, however, promptly put down, being limited and far overshadowed by the devoted 
loyalty of the majority of the citizens. 

In the disastrous battle of Bull Run, the first shot was fired by the Connecticut 
troops. They made several daring charges, kept perfect order throughout — being in 
no wise affected by the rout — and formed a rear guard in the retreat. Colonels Terry 
and Chatfield, with their regiments, were among those specially commended for meri- 
torious service. 

After Bull Run, the First, Second, and Third Connecticut Regiments having been 
called out for only thirty days, returned home, with a total loss of sixty-eight men. 
New Haven welcomed them with as much enthusiasm as she had shown at their depart- 
ure, and their gallant sei-vice met with hearty appreciation here. Most of them soon 
re-enlisted, and before the end of the war ^ve hutidred of their number were holding 
commissions in the army. 

When, a few days after Bull Run, President Lincoln called for five hundred thousand 
men for three years. New Haven was among the first and most generous to respond. 



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The Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Connecticut Regiments were rapidly recruited and 
stationed at New Haven, most of the men beinj^ furnished by the city. The Sixth, 
ynder Colonel Chatfield, and the Seventh, with Colonel Terry, left New Haven on the 
17th and i8th of September, 1861, amid the usual patriotic demonstrations. They were 
sent to the coast of South Carolina, where they performed uniformly honorable and 
efficient service. In the hard-fought battles on the 7th and 8th of November, 1861, 
which resulted in the recapture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, these two regiments 
•were the first to attack. 

The Ninth Regiment, under Colonel Cahill, left New Haven on the 4th of November, 
to take part with General Butler, of Massachusetts, in the capture of New Orleans, 
Hardly had the Ninth departed, before the first companies of the Thirteenth Regiment 
began to assemble in New Haven. Colonel Birge, their commander, being one of the 
strictest of disciplinarians, their equipments were always in perfect order, and their 
tactics unsurpassed. They were called the " Dandy Regiment," but, on arrival at the 
front, they nobly sustained the reputation of Connecticut's sons for courage and devo- 
tion. They also played an honorable role in the expedition against New Orleans. 

During the early part of 1862, the Sixth and Seventh Regiments were engaged in 
Florida, taking an important part in the capture of Fort Pulaski. Shortly after, they 
joined in the unfortunate attack at Charleston Harbor, May 26, 1862. Here New Haven 
lost another of her gallant sons, Captain Edwin S. Hitchcock, Company G, 7th Regi- 
ment. He was shot at the very front of the line, while encouraging and leading on his 
men, who were devotedly attached to him. He was buried with military honors in this 
city, where a stately monument has been erected, to commemorate his noble character 
and services, by some of the members of his company. 

While her sons had been fighting devotedly in the field, New Haven had not been 
idle at home. Already, through her agency, sixteen thousand and eighteen articles, 
for distribution among the soldiers, had been sent to the Sanitary Commission, and 
thousands of dollars from private citizens, exclusive of what had been devoted by the 
city, had poured continually into the general fund for the aid of those fighting in the 
field and on the sea. Alfred Walker, Prof. Twining, T. R. Trowbridge, Charles 
Carlisle, S. S. Pardee, and Moses C. White were among those most active in the 
good work at New Haven. 

In July, 1862, the Fifteenth Regiment was organized at New Haven, with Dexter R. 
Wright as colonel. Most of the men and officers were from the city. They left for 
Washington on the 28th of August, and were soon in the field. The Twentieth Regi- 
ment, Colonel Ross, were in ranks at New Haven before the departure of the Fifteenth. 
They followed it to battle and to honor on the nth of September, 1862. 

In accordance with the requisition of the Government at Washington for more 
troops, a draft was announced to be held in New Haven, and throughout the State, on 
the 3d of September, 1862, unless the quota of men was filled. An immense and 
excited mass meeting was held on the morning of the 3d in New Haven, Large 
bounties were offered, and patriotic speeches delivered by the chief citizens — every 
means being used to fill up the quota with volunteers, thus honorably avoiding a draft. 
One hundred men volunteered between nine in the morning and half-past four in the 
afternoon. Great enthusiasm attended this result, as New Haven's quota was complete, 
and the draft was not required at that time. 

The Twenty-Third Regiment collected at New Haven during the month of October, 
1862. Colonel C, E. L. Holmes, of Waterbury, was its efficient commander. The rank 



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and file were drawn from the best society of this part of the State. On the 17th of 
November, it departed for active service in the extreme South, under General Banks. 

The Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Regiments rendezvoused at New Haven 
about the same time. Again had the city given to the nation of her noblest and best. 
Richard S. Bostwick, of New Haven, was the colonel of the Twenty-Seventh ; Snmuel 
P. Ferris, of the regular army, commanded the Twenty-Eighth. The Twenty-Seventh 
Regiment left the city on the 22d of October, to form a part of the force guarding 
Washington. The Twenty-Eighth left at the same time as the Twenty-Third, and was 
also honorably engaged in General Banks' expedition. 

In 1862, the Chaplains- Aid Commission was founded at New Haven, chiefly through 
the efforts of the .Rev. Dr. L. W. Bacon, who was one of New Haven's most active and 
liberal men during the war. This commission furnished the soldiers of the Connecticut 
Regiments with chapel-tents, circulating libraries, newspapers, and everything pertaining 
to their mental and moral welfare. Its officers were the following distinguished gentle- 
men : — Presidefit, Gov. William A. Buckingham ; Vice-President, Lieut.-Gov. Benjamin 
Douglass; Corresponding Secretaries, Rev. L. W. Bacon, Rev. A. R. Thompson ; Record- 
ing Secretary, Francis Wayland ; Treasurer, Stephen D, Pardee. Among its chief mem- 
bers were Pres. Theodore D. Woolsey, Rt. Rev. John Williams, Rev. Robert Turnbull, 
Rev. Leonard Bacon, Rev. G. W. Woodruff, Rev. P. S. Evans, H. M. Welch, H. B. 
Harrison, William H. Russell, William B. Johnson, Edward W. Hatch, Richard D. 
Hubbard, Henry T. Blake, and F. J. Kingsbury. Next to Dr. Bacon, the two chief 
workers in these philanthropic endeavors were Francis Wayland and John M. Morris, 
who labored untiringly and without remuneration for the cause. Inestimable good was 
achieved for the soldiers through these channels. 

In the early part of the year 1862, Mr. C. A. Bushnell, a prominent and honored 
citizen of New Haven, entered into a contract with Captain John Ericsson for the con- 
struction of the famous " Monitor." Owing to lack of funds, Ericsson had not and 
would not have been able to construct this wonderful craft. Mr. Bushnell told Ericsson 
that he was willing to risk his entire fortune in the undertaking, and proved it by 
making a contract with the inventor, by means of which the " Monitor" was constructed. 
The story of the amazement its appearance created, of the reluctance of the Naval 
Board to accept it — doubting if it would succeed, — of its grand victory over the 
" Merrimack," and of the revolution in the mode of naval warfare it produced the world 
over, has become one of the great facts of history, too well known to be repeated. But 
the essential part taken by a citizen of New Haven in this event of world-wide impor- 
tance, not only for the immediate time but for many future ages, is not so generally 
known or appreciated. 

In the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, Major-General Joseph K. F. Mans- 
field was among those of New Haven's sons who fell. He was born in this city in 
1806, but removed with his parents to Middletown at an early age. Graduating from 
West Point second in his class, he soon after won distinguished honors in the Mexican 
war. He was the commander of the defences and region about Washington in the 
early part of the civil war, engineering the masterly forts and entrenchment works which 
were erected at that time. He fell, mortally wounded, during one of the most desperate 
charges of the battle of Antietam. 

During the bloody battle of Fredericksburg, the Fifteenth and Twenty-Seventh 
Regiments, both from New Haven, were in the van of that heroic charge up the hill to 
the famous " Stonewall," which won enthusiastic praise even from the enemy. The 



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Twenty-Seventh lost over a hundred men. On the "honor roll " were the names of 
Captain Addison C. Taylor and Bernard E. Schweizer, both of this city. Captain 
Schweizer was one of the noblest of the brave Germans who went from New Haven. 
Captain Taylor had been a military instructor in the New Haven Commercial Institute. 
He had drilled Captain Joseph R. Hawley's company at the beginning of the war. 
Both were deeply mourned at New Haven, where they had been honored and loved. 
Many another home in the city was saddened at this time by the loss of kinsman or 
friend, whose unsung heroism will not go unrewarded in the great reckoning above. 




VIEW FROM TOP OF EAST ROCK. 



During the Summer and Fall of 1862, the Sixth, Seventh, and Twenty-Eighth Regi- 
ments, with their quota of New Haven men, were engaged in South Carolina and 
Florida. Some excellent service was performed, a large tract of country along the 
coast being recaptured and held. The Ninth Regiment took an honorable part about 
this time in several important battles in the vicinity of Vicksburg, which preceded the 
investment of that city by General Grant. 

The Thirteenth Regiment remained in the district about New Orleans, making 
mcursions into the surrounding hostile country for forage and the enlistment of loyal 
citizens, scouring the river for blockade runners, and helping to preserve the military 
rule which General Butler had set up. Colonel Sprague, of the Thirteenth, has written 
an excellent history of the regiment, from which we quote the following extract, graphi- 



38 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



cally representing some of the minor points of the soldier's life, as well as the tact and 
wit of the regiment's quartermaster, J. B. Bromley : 

"The principal difficulty at this time was in getting wood. Our quartermaster, never 
at loss for expedients, finally proceeded to the depot of the Carrollton Railroad, and 
commenced loading his teams. The superintendent is said to have come up, and to 
have held the following dialogue with Bromley: — 

" ' What are you doing with that wood ? ' 

" ' Cook rations. (Go on with your loading, corporal.)' 

" ' Who are you ? ' 

" ' Bromley, quartermaster of the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers. Allow me, sir,. 
in return, to inquire whom I have the distinguished honor to address ? ' 

"'I'm superintendent of this railroad.' 

" ' All right. (Go on with your loading, corporal.)' 

" * The wood belongs to this railroad.' 

" ' So I supposed.' 

" ' But I forbid you to take it.' 

" ' Put your protest in writing in red ink. Tie it with a piece of red tape. I'll 
approve it and forward it. You see we've got to have wood to cook with. Can't eat 
beans and pork raw. I'd prefer 'em raw ; but the men are so unreasonable that they 
want 'em cooked.' 

" ' But that wood 's necessary for the use of the railroad.' 

" ' It's necessary for the use of the Thirteenth Connecticut.' 

" ' I should like to know how a locomotive is going to run without wood.' 

" ' I've often wondered how a regiment could be run without wood.' 

" 'General Butler orders me to run this railroad.' 

'"Colonel Birge orders me to run the Thirteenth Connecticut.' 

" ' Who's Colonel Birge ? ' 

"'Who's Colonel Birge? Why, the deuse ! don't you know Colonel Birge .^ If 
there's one man above another that everybody knows, it's Colonel Birge.' 

"'Will Colonel Birge pay for the wood?' 

" ' Colonel Birge pay for the wood ! Why, no ! It's a reflection on your sagacity ta 
ask such a question.' 

'''Who will pay for it?' 

"'The Quartermaster's Department. If there's one thing above another that I 
admire in the Quartermaster's Department, it's because they'll always pay for wood. 
Now, my friend of the railroad persuasion, if you'll come and see me, I'll give you 
receipts, and help you fix up the proper papers to present to the Quartermaster's 
Department.' 

" ' How long will it be before I get pay ? ' 

"'It will be at some future day — the futurest kind of a day, I'm afraid.' 

"The superintendent posted off to see Colonel Birge. Bromley preceded him, 
however, and cautioned the sentinels to admit no citizen without a pass. ' Halt ! ' said 
the sentry ; and the superintendent gave up the pursuit in despair. 

"The instructions which Bromley gave to Corporal Strange, a member of his staff, as 
he termed him, were quite significant. ' Strange, we're going on an expedition. I want 
my staff to be on the look-out for turkeys, geese, pigs and sheep. Don't be the aggressor 
in any contest. Stand strictly on the defensive ; but, if you're attacked by any of these 
animals, show fight, and doti't forget to bring oj^ the enefufs dead.^ " 

In October, 1862, the Thirteenth, in company with the Twelfth Connecticut, made an 
exciting excursion into the central part of Louisiana. After a hard-fought battle at 
Georgia Landing, they completely put to rout the rebel troops collected in this part of 
the State, capturing two hundred prisoners; the total loss to themselves was only 
thirty-seven men. Lieut. John T. Wheeler, Thirteenth Regiment, from New Haven, 
was killed by the explosion of an ammunition car on the 7th of November, 1862. 
Lieut. Jonah F. Clarke, also of the Thirteenth and from this city, died of fever, January 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 39 



27th, 1863. Both had been honored citizens of New Haven, and were deeply mourned 
by their comrades, and at home. 

The Twentieth and Twenty-Seventh, both regiments from New Haven, fought with 
great valor at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2d and 3d, 1863. They were in the 
worst melees of the battle, directly opposed to the most vigorous charges and flank 
movements of Generals Lee and Jackson. That they did nobly may be judged from 
what they suffered, — the Twentieth losing twenty-seven officers and one hundred and 
seventy men, more than one-third of their number. All of the Twenty-Seventh were 
captured (save a hundred and sixty men under Captain James R. Bradley, who were not 
at the extreme front with the others, and who were so fortunate as to preserve the 
regimental colors,) by a flank movement of the enemy, as the Union troops were falling 
back to assume a new position. They had already suffered severely under fire, and the 
remainder, some two hundred and eighty men, were now sent " on to Richmond," where 
those not so fortunate as to be exchanged were received into the lovi7ig embrace of 
Libby prison. 

Chancellorsville swelled the list of New Haven's noble dead. Captain George S. 
Benton of the Fifth, and Captain Isaac A. Bronson of the Fourteenth, — both the best 
New Haven could devote to Freedom on her country's altar, — beside many humbler 
heroes, had answered for the last time to the reveille. 

In the crowning battle of the war, Gettysburg, New Haven was honorably repre- 
sented. Of the regiments recruited and mainly furnished here, the Twentieth and the 
Twenty-Seventh were engaged in the terrible conflicts of the 2d and 3d of July, 1863. 
In the desperate charge of the 2d, the Twenty-Seventh had its already decimated ranks 
yet further reduced. They had the glory, however, of helping to repulse the most tell- 
ing advance of the day, that of Longstreet's corps. In driving back the enemy, they 
planted their line and colors more than a quarter of a mile in advance of their former 
position, and stood their ground until ordered back. 

The Twentieth were successfully engaged, on the morning of the 3d, in the attack 
upon Early's line, to regain the Union position of the day before. After a deadly 
struggle for hours, the line swaying first one way and then another, as the uncertain tide 
kept turning, the Union troops were at length victorious, sweeping the Confederates 
back through the woods at double-quick. 

Both the Twentieth and the Twenty-Seventh were on the ground from twelve to 
half-past two of that momentous day, under the incessant thundering of the heaviest 
artillery conflict ever fought upon this continent. The patience and courage of the 
soldiers had never been more tried and proved than during this Titanic struggle, which 
shook the earth beneath, and filled the air with the smoke and crash of exploding 
missiles of death. 

Then came one of the grandest charges of the war, or in the history of the world, 
— Id honor be shown to noble enemies — when with deathless valor the Confederate line 
swept out of the cover of the woods and across the wide, level plain, under the concen- 
trated fire of the artillery and musketry of the Union forces. Twice the living tide 
poured up the bluff, almost into the Union line ; the third time, the heroic van of the 
Confederates, led by the brave General Pickett, penetrated the outer line of our forces. 
But they were met and repulsed with no less heroism than their own. As the few 
Confederates who escaped death and capture retreated for the last time from our 
unshaken line, and retired under the protection of the woods, their cause received a 
blow from which it never recovered. Lee's final and greatest advance had failed, and 
failed because a bulwark of loyal heroes stood between him and the North. 



40 NEW RAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

The Twenty-Seventh and Twentieth were in the thickest of the fight that afternoon, 
and to them, and to all the other sturdy veterans of the Grand Army of the Potomac, 
should the praise be given, that then and there not only all schemes for Northern inva- 
sion, but also the backbone of the Confederacy was broken. 

While rejoicing over the great victory, New Haven was again called to mourn a 
severe loss. Lieut.-Colonel Henry C. Merwin, of this city, fell during the charge 
made by his regiment, the Twenty-Seventh, on the 2d of July. He was an honored 
member of the New Haven Grays, and went to the war with them as a sergeant. On 
the organization of the Twenty-Seventh, he was elected Lieut.-Colonel. It is safe to 
say that no officer in the army was more devotedly loved by his men than Colonel 
Merwin. He was an able commander, and showed great military skill in the battles of 
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he was Acting-Colonel of the regiment. The 
beauties of his character had won admiration and many friends here, as well as in the 
field, and his death was universally mourned among the citizens. Captain Jedediah 
Chapman, also a member of the New Haven Grays, fell during the same charge. To 
the sadness of the period, the death of this brave and noble officer contributed yet 
deeper gloom, and seemed the last drop in New Haven's cup of sorrow. 

It may be here mentioned incidentally, that the record of the New Haven Grays in 
the war was a most honorable one. In the earliest days, they sent out a full company 
of men. During the course of the war, they furnished sixty-one commissioned officers, 
of whom three were generals and eleven field officers. 

Among the names of the honored dead are those of Colonel Merwin, Major E. N. 
Osborn, Captain E. S. Hitchcock, Captain Charles Smith, Captain Edward Lines, 
Captain J. Chapman, Lieut. C. M. Cornwall, Lieut. David C. Hunt, and Lieut. Alfred 
S. Sharp. 

Through such terrible slaughter had the Twenty-Seventh Regiment passed at Get- 
tysburg, that out of the seventy-four, to which number the regiment had been narrowed 
down since Chancellorsville, thirty-nine men were lost that day. The Twentieth were 
not under fire as long as the Twenty-Seventh, yet they also suffered severely — losing 
twenty-eight men. 

In the Summer of 1863, Rear-Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, of New Haven, died, 
having achieved great things for his country, and leaving a name which will ever reflect 
glory on his native place. He was born at New Haven, in 1806. Samuel Foote, father 
of Andrew, was one of the most popular lawyers in the State, being twice United States 
Representative and once United States Senator. When seven years old, Andrew H. 
Foote removed with his parents to Cheshire, where he remained until he enlisted in the 
Navy as Midshipman, in 1822. His first cruise was against the pirates in the West 
Indies, and his second in the Pacific with Commodore Hull. He voyaged, during the 
next twenty-five years, to all parts of the world, rising by gradual and merited promo- 
tion until at the end of that time he became a commander. He performed gallant and 
important service as an officer in the fleet of Commodore Perry, — first on the African 
coast and later in the bombardment of Canton, China. 

At the beginning of the Civil War he was in charge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 
and his services in organizing the Navy, and in bringing the inland fleet on the waters 
of the Mississippi into its splendid condition, are beyond computation. The great 
value of his achievements at Forts Henry and Donelson has been universally recog- 
nized. Shortly after he was successful in the brilliant strategic movements around 
Island Number Ten. This was situated in a most commanding part of the Mississippi, 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 41 



being the key to all the Confederate stations in that region. It was heavily garrisoned, 
and had withstood many severe attacks. By skilful engineering, Commodore Foote 
cut a canal some distance back from the banks of the Mississippi, starting above the 
Island and coming back to the river far below it. This stupendous work (the canal 
being twelve miles in length and fifty feet wide,) was accomplished in nineteen days, 
without the slightest knowledge of it reaching the enemy. They were suddenly sur- 
prised to see the Union fleet approaching them from both sides. Unconditional sur- 
render soon followed, by which two thousand prisoners, a hundred heavy guns, and a 
large amount of ammunition, fell into the hands of Commodore Foote. It was the 
most important victory the Union side had won up to that time. Foote was imme- 
diately appointed an Admiral. He was recalled to the East, where for a short time he 
was very active and influential in naval matters. But he had received a dangerous 
wound while on the Mississippi, to the effects of which he finally succumbed, dying at 
the Astor House, New York, June 26, 1863. 

Admiral Foote's character was one of the noblest of all the heroic types which the 
War developed and displayed. Ever active in well-doing, he sacrificed himself for his 
country and the good of others. He was a sincere and practical Christian, and his 
men were immeasurably uplifted morally by his character and influence. This great 
and honored man, to whom our country and our city owe so much, now lies at rest in 
Grove Street Cemetery. 

In the assault and capture of Port Hudson, La., on the fifteenth of June, 1863,— 
one of the principal events leading up to the capture of Vicksburg, — the Thirteenth 
again displayed great valor. General Banks called for a storming column of a thousand 
volunteers, and appointed Colonel Birge of the Thirteenth as leader of the forlorn 
hope. One fourih of the men comprising this gallant band, which greatly helped to 
decide the struggle, were furnished by the Thirteenth Connecticut. 

In August, 1863, the nine months Regiments, or what there was left of them, came 
marching home. The Twenty-Third, Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth were received 
in New Haven with great enthusiasm. They all had fought nobly and suffered heavy 
losses. As a testimonial to the valor of the men of the Twenty-Seventh, we give, 
intact, the following official document, issued by the officer in command of their 

Brigade. 

Headquarters, Fourth Brigade, First Division, Second Corps, 
Camp in Pleasant Valley, Md., July i^th, 1863. 

General Orders, No. 9. — The Colonel commanding the Brigade, desires, in part- 
ing with the officers and men of the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut, to convey to them 
his sincere feelings of regretjat losing their services ; while he at the same time thanks 
them for the obedience which has been a marked feature of the Regiment. Knowing 
it intimately for so many months of active and arduous service, having been an eye- 
witness of its many deeds of gallantry, and of the noble devotion displayed by it on 
many a memorable day, during the time in which he has had the honor to command its 
services, he feels it a duty he owes, not only to the living heroes but to the memory of 
those who have fallen in the field, in battling in our righteous cause, to bear testimony 
to the valor and gallantry it has always displayed. 

Side by side with the veterans of the Army of the Potomac it has fought, and by 
the gallantry of its conduct won for itself an enviable name and reputation, which may 
well, in after years, cause all who belong to it to feel a pardonable pride in having it to 
say that they served with the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut, 

By order, COLONEL BROOKE, 

Charles P. Patch, Lieutenant A. A. A. G, 



42 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

Similar testimonials were received by all the Regiments which went from New- 
Haven, and this may well represent the official appreciation which their gallant services 
obtained. 

During the months of July and August, 1863, the Sixth and Seventh Connecticut 
Regiments were stationed at Charleston Harbor, where they made several valiant 
attacks on Fort Wagner, which finally succumbed to their unflinching bravery. Heroic 
Colonel Chatfield fell here, while leading a desperate charge, sincerely and universally 
mourned among his men and at home. Colonel Terry, of the Seventh, by his genius 
and bravery had already won the position of a Brigadier-General. 

The Draft, in the Summer of 1863, which was characterized by great disorder in 
many places, passed off quietly here. New Haven never failed to fill her quota, and 
the patriotic spirit of her citizens remained undiminished. Many of the veterans of 
the nine months Regiments re-enlisted, and the ranks of the regiments in the field 
were now repleted. 

New Haven continued her generous contributions to the support of the soldiers. 
Through the agency of one Society alone, — the New Haven Soldiers' Aid Society, 
organized and managed by the ladies of the city, — $24,304, in addition to an immense 
amount of clothing and food, were sent to the soldiers, from the latter part of 1862 up 
to the end of the war. 

Colonel Cahill, of the Ninth Regiment, was the Military Commandant of New 
Orleans during the Summer and Fall of 1863. The Thirteenth and Ninth were both 
honorably engaged in Louisiana and Texas at this time. The services of Colonel Birge,. 
of the Thirteenth, had been appreciatively recognized in his promotion to a Brigadier- 
General. 

During the Winter of 1863-64, most of New Haven's soldiers came home on fur- 
lough. The city manifested its appreciation of their services, and joy at their return,. 
in every way that could be devised. Grand receptions were tendered them, and during^ 
their stay they were the social heroes of the time. They soon went back, refreshed 
and recruited, to the last bitter struggle with the foe. 

In Grant's famous advance upon Richmond, the Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Regi- 
ments took active and honorable part. They performed especially valuable and gallant 
services at Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. 

In December, 1864, it became important for the Union side to capture Fort Fisher, 
at the mouth of Cape Fear River, N. C, in order to stop the blockade running to Wil- 
mington, the central Confederate station in that region. General Grant sent Benj. F. 
Butler, of Massachusetts, with a large force of men, and the assistance of Admiral 
Porter's fleet, to take it by assault. Butler, after a sharp repulse, decided that the Fort 
was impregnable, and returned. 

Grant, however, not despairing, chose as the most fit of all his able commanders to 
take the Fort, Alfred H. Terry, of New Haven, now a Major-General. The Sixth and 
Seventh Connecticut Regiments, by General Terry's request, were joined to the force of 
eight thousand men, which he now led against Fort Fisher. Admiral Porter, with his 
fleet of seventy-three vessels, bearing six hundred and fifty five guns, followed to sup- 
port Terry. After an artillery engagement, the assaulting force advanced in two col- 
umns. The soldiers and marines dashed up the sea-ward side of the works, and after 
desperate fighting were driven slowly back. The infantry, meanwhile, were advancing 
on the land side, against the most inaccessible part of the entrenchment. A terrible 
hand-to-hand conflict occurred here, lasting about two hours. At the end of that time. 



NEW HAVEN. PAST AND PRESENT. 



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ENTRANCE TO GROVE STREET CEMETERY. 

most of the officers and the greater part of the men on the Union side had fallen ; but 
our troops had gained a long section of the front. The Confederates were now driven 
back, step by step. The veterans of the Sixth and Seventh Connecticut now almost 
surpassed their former glorious record, by their heroic efforts. At length, driven from 
one stronghold to another, by the overpowering valor of our men, the Confederates 
gave way and the Fort was won. General Terry had been at the front of the advance 
since the beginning, directing and encouraging his men. Now he was among the first 
to enter the Fort. The unconditional surrender which immediately followed, delivered 
seventy-two guns, more than two thousand men, and the strongest, as well as most 
important defensive coast work of the Confederates, into General Terry's hands. History 
bears record of no battle where more desperate and gallant fighting was done by the 
men, or where the personal presence and supervision of the attack by the commanding 
general contributed more to the victory, than at the capture of Fort Fisher. 

The following resolution, unanimously passed by both houses of Congress, is the 
best tribute which could be paid General Terry and his men : 

'^Resolved, That the thanks of Congress are hereby presented to Major-General 
Alfred H. Terry, and to the officers and men under his command, for the unsurpassed 
gallantry and skill exhibited by them in the attack upon Fort Fisher, and the brilliant 
and decisive victory by which that important work has been captured from the rebel 
forces, and placed in the possession and under the authority of the United States ; and 
for their long and faithful service, and unwavering devotion to the cause of the country, 
in the midst of the greatest difficulties and dangers." 



^4 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



At the close of the war, General Terry, for his valuable services, was brevetted a 
Major-General in the regular army, an unprecedented honor, awarded to him alone of 
all the civilian-bred officers in the war. At present, he is the senior Major-General in 
the regular army, ranking, according to custom, next to Lieut.-General Sheridan, Com- 
mander-in-Chief. New Haven may well be proud of the achievements and honor of 
her greatest soldier son. 

In the operations about Chattanooga, and in Sherman's march to the sea, New Haven 
was represented by the Twentieth Connecticut Regiment. In December, 1863, this 
regiment met a severe loss, by the death of Lieut. Edward A. Doolittle, one of the most 
noble and patriotic men New Haven sent to the war. 

In the bloody fighting about Atlanta, the Twentieth maintained its well-earned 
reputation for bravery, but during most of the seven months' march from Chattanooga 
to Savannah, the men were chiefly employed in marching steadily forward, as Sherman 
cut his daring and deadly way through the very centre of the Confederacy. 

During the latter part of the war, the Fifteenth Connecticut (one of the New Haven 
recruited regiments) was engaged in important services along the coast of North Carolina. 
They suffered considerably from the dread scourge of yellow fever. 

The Ninth and Thirteenth Regiments fought with their accustomed valor under 
Sheridan in the spirited battles of Wii:kchester and Cedar Creek. At Winchester fell 
Colonel Frank Peck, of New Haven, the beloved commander of the Twelfth Connecticut 
Regiment. He was born in New Haven in 1836. Entering Yale College at the age of 
sixteen, he graduated with the class of '56. He had just begun a brilliant law practice, 
when, at the call of his country, he went to the field in 1861, as Major in the Twelfth. 
He was always at the- front of the line, and his men were devotedly attached to him. 
Few losses in the course of the war caused more deep and lasting sorrow here, than the 
death of gallant Colonel Peck. 

At Cedar Creek fell another of New Haven's sons. Captain John P. Lowell, a 
talented officer and an honored citizen. 

The Fifteenth Connecticut suffered a more severe disaster in North Carolina, on the 
7th of March, 1864, the whole regiment being captured by an overpowering force of 
the rebels, and many New Haven men being taken or killed. Among the latter were 
Major E. W. Osborne and Lieutenant E. W. Bishop. Both were young men, universally 
, admired and loved by their men and their numerous friends in this city. The list of 
New Haven's noble dead was increased shortly after by the death of Lieutenant William 
A. Bowns, an efficient and respected officer of tlie same regiment. He was buried at 
New Haven, in June, 1864, with military honors. The memory of the heroes from this 
city who languished at Andersonville and the other death-pens of the South, has been 
most tenderly preserved in New Haven, though many a poor sufferer found a nameless 
grave. 

Most of the New Haven men in the war were present at the final death-struggle of 
the Confederacy. The Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Thirteenth were actively engaged in 
the final battles about Richmond, and aided in the pursuit and capture of General Lee's 
flying army. 

After Appomattox, the victorious regiments began, one by one, to come home, and 

• their reception in New Haven defies portrayal. Unbounded joy at the return of those 

who had fought so nobly, and deep sorrow for those who would come no more, made 

the season a time of mingled rejoicing and sadness throughout the city. In behalf ot 

the city of New Haven, Major Morris Tyler sent a valuable sword to General Terry, 



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now in charge of the Department of Virginia, as an expression of the admiration and 
regard of his fellow citizens. 

In this sketch of the part New Haven took in the Civil War, many things, of neces- 
sity, have not been recorded. There were many noble deeds accomplished through her 
agency, and by her sons, of which no written account remains. Many of her citizens 
fought in other regiments than those herein mentioned ; many of her noblest sons sleep 
in unknown and unhonored graves ; yet the simple facts of the record are sufficient to 
demonstrate how much she accomplished and how heavily she suffered. Her men were 
present in all the great battles of the war, and many decisive blows were dealt by her 
citizens. 

New Haven furnished altogether $29,681,409 of the "sinews of war." Beyond all 
monetary value was the generosity with which she sent her sons to battle for the cause. 
Between two and three thousand men were given by her to the country. Of these, so 
far as can be approximately determined, not less than five hundred men perished in the 
field. More than a hundred commissioned officers went from New Haven, and her 
list of Generals is a most honorable one, containing the names of the following Major- 
Generals — Alfred H. Terry and Daniel N. Couch; also the Brigadier-Generals — 
Luther P. Bradley, Erastus Blakesley, Edwin B. Greely, Brayton Ives, and Benjamin S. 
Roberts. New Haven's old time reputation on the sea was maintained most worthily 
by such men as Rear-Admirals Foote and Gregory. 

Since the Civil War, the growth of New Haven in population and material resources 
has been rapid and continuous. In the year 1869, a new Charter was obtained, which 
still further perfected the government, both executive and legislative, of the city. The 
census of the next year, 1870, showed a population of 50,840, almost double that of a 
decade before. 



Tcidle shoivin^^ the increase of Poptilati0n during the last hundred years, and the approximate 
growth of the city during the next hundred years, in the same ratio. 

PAST. FUTURE. 

1787 3^540 1887 79>ii2 

1790 4)448 1890 85,320 

1800 5»i57 1900 106,250 

1810 6,967 1910 132,812 

1820 8,327 1920 166,0-15 

1830 10,678 1930 207,518 

1840 15)820 1940 259,397 

1850 22,529 1950.... 322,066 

i860 39)277 i960 402,582 

1870 . • • 50,840 1970 563,227 

1880 62,880 1980 628,033 



i; 



76,600 1987 753 639 



Fair Haven, or East Haven, the region lying between the Mill and Quinnipiac 
Rivers, was annexed to the city in the same year, since which time the boundaries of 
the city have remained fixed. 

In 1873, New Haven was deprived of an honor which had been held for nearly two 
centuries — that of State Capital in conjunction with Hartford, the latter city now 
regaining the position she had occupied when the two colonies were first united. 

The following year, the increasing size of the city demanded a new division into 
ten wards, and two more wards were added in 1877. The last charter — that of 1881 



46 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 




OLD STATE HOTISK ON THE GREEN. 



— brought about a decided improvement, in postponing the city election until the first 
Tuesday in December, thus avoiding the excitement attendant on the national contest. 

The population of the city in 1880, had increased to 62,880, and at the present 
time is estimated by the city authorities to be in the neighborhood of 76,000. 

Already the near approach of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the found- 
ing of New Haven is once more turning the thoughts of all minds back to the early 
days of the city, and arousing much attention toward the appropriate commemoration 
of that important event. 

The time is one peculiarly fitted for retrospection. Standing upon the heights in 
1887, and looking back over the first quarto-millennium of New Haven's existence, the 
most impressive incidents in her history rise up like mountain peaks before us; the era 
of civil war — with all the heroic efforts put forth by the city, and the sorrows which it 
brought — is yet vividly apparent across the vista of years, which seem but as yesterday 
yet years full of marvellous growth and change ; the period of prosperity and rapid 
advancement, coincident with the advent of railways, about the middle of the present 
century, stands next in prominence ; yet a little further back, the naval battles of the 
war of 1812 attract attention; the incorporation of New Haven as a city, in 1784, 
appears peculiarly significant as the inauguration of the present epoch in her history; 
the dark days of the Revolution stand out in bold relief, marked by all the horrors of 
invasion, and the more than compensating joys of independence achieved ; the year 
1716, in which Yale College was moved to New Haven, is of especial importance as 
marking the commencement of an intellectual era in her life which since that time has 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



ATT 




POLICE BUILDING ON COURT STREET. 

been unsurpassed in brilliancy and power! the early struggles of the colony are brought 
forcibly to mind by the disputes and quarrels which accompanied the union of the two 
colonies of New Haven and Connecticut in 1665 ; the discovery of Quinnipiac in 1637, 
and the founding of New Haven in 1638, by Davenport and Eaton, mark the remote 
beginnings of her history. Could the early Pilgrim Fathers return to the New Haven 
of to-day, how would their plans for her power and usefulness, their hopes for her pros- 
perity and growth, be overshadowed by the grand results, which from the small begin- 
nings of the colony have been gradually evolving through the stages of village and town 
development, into the full and glorious activity of the city, during the last two hundred 
and fifty years. 



48 ^EW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

DESCRIPTION OF SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. 

The height of this tribute to the heroes of America's battle-fields, from the base to 
the apex of the statue of the Angel of Peace, which surmounts it, is no feet; the 
height of the Angel of Peace is 1 1 feet. The pedestal of the Monument is a series of 
five'steps of granite, the lowest course of which is 40 feet square. These steps, with the 
exception of the top one, are 18 inches wide ; the top step is made 4 feet wide, forming 
a promenade around the Monument, The base is 17 feet in height, and constructed of 
uniform blocks of split or rough-faced granite. In each side of this masonry casements 
are built, but the only entrance is through the front one, which is supplied with heavy 
folding doors, and approached by three granite steps. The other casements are imita- 
tion entrances, but are also approached by steps. 

Between the base and the foot of the shaft there are 8 feet of ornamental masonry, 
on the four corners of which statues of Prosperity, History, Victory, and Patriotism are 
placed in a sitting position. They are 9 feet in height, and made of bronze. The 
Genius of History is seated in a graceful attitude, perusing a book, which she holds in 
her lap; Victory holds the usual laurel wreath and trumpet in her hands ; Prosperity 
has the familiar horn of plenty on her shoulder, and patriotism is a bare-armed and 
bare-necked warrior in the attitude of drawing a sword. Between the statues, and on 
each face of the masonry, are four historical bas-reliefs, commemorating the four great 
wars in which this country has been engaged since the first blow for liberty was struck 
at Lexington. Over the entrance, the scene depicted in this way is the surrender of 
General Lee to General Grant, at Appomattox. Figures of Grant and Lee occupy 
the foreground, and between them stands a little table on which the terms of uncon- 
ditional Surrender were made. On the topmost portion of the base and under the 
bas-relief are the words, in raised letters of granite: "Shiloh, Gettysburg and 
Antietam," and below these words and over the top of the casement, " 1861-1865." 

A bas-relief of General Scott entering the conquered city of Mexico occupies one 
of the other faces. "Palo Alto, Monterey, and Chapultepec," and the dates 
1846-1848 are on the stone below. 

On the back of the Monument, the scene depicced is that of Commodore Perry on 
Lake Erie. The great commander is in the act of writing his famous despatch: "We 
have met the enemy and they are ours." This picture also represents the dismantled 
British fleet. On the base, under this picture, are inscribed the words : " Lake Erie, 
Bridgevvater and New Orleans." The dates over the casement are 1812-1815. 

The fourth bas-relief is a picture of the surrender of General Cornwallis, at York- 
town. A figure of Washington stands in the foreground, receiving the British generals' 
swords. "Bunker Hill, Bennington and Yorktown," and the dates 1775-1783 
are below it. 

The shaft proper of the Monument is 75 feet high, circular, and slightly tapering, 
and 10 feet in diameter at the base, which rests on a sculptured wreath. Above this 
wreath appears a few feet of ornamental masonry, and then a band of thirteen chiseled 
stars, representing the thirteen original States. Above this are uniform unornamented 
blocks of granite until the look-out windows are reached. The-casements of these win- 
dows stand out prominently, and the ornamentations below them are very beautiful in 
design. The windows are about five feet high by two feet wide, and are at the termina- 
tion'^of a spiral staircase, which winds its way up through the column from the base. 
The apex of the Monument is very nearly cone-shaped, and is surmounted by the 
pedestal on which the Angel of Peace stands. 

Committee on Design. — S. E. Merwin, Jr., Chairman. S. J. Fox, Secretary. 

Gov. H. B. Harrison, Hon. H. B. Bigelow, Hon. James E. English, 

Prof. John F. Weir, Gen. Frank D. Sloat, Col. Samuel Tolles, 

Col. John Healey, Col. J. D. Plunkett, Theo. A. Tuttle, 

John Reynolds, John McCarthy, Conrad Hofacker. 

Building committee.— S. E. Merwin, jr.. Chairman. 
Hon. James E. English, Philo Chatfield. 



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EDUCATION IN NEW HAVEN. 



FROM the earliest days of the colony, educational matters have always received the 
most careful and thorough attention in New Haven. John Davenport, one of the 
learned scholars among the early settlers of this country, and the leader of thought in 
the colony of New Haven for the first thirty years of its existence, just before leaving 
Boston in the early part of 1638, had helped to establish Harvard College. The found- 
ing of a similar institution in New Haven seems to have been contemplated by him 
from the first day of the occupation of Quinnipiac. His devoted efforts found fruition 
first in the organization of Hopkins Grammar School, and indirectly, at a later date, in 
the founding of Yale College. 

The first school in New Haven was opened by Ezekiel Cheever, one of the original 
settlers, in his own house, a few months after the settlement of the colony. Here, for 
the space of twelve years, he instructed the youth of New Haven in writing, reading, 
arithmetic, "ye Latine Tongue," and similar accomplishments, for a salary amounting 
to about $100 a year, which was raised to $150, after a few years' faithful service. 
Learned and skilled pedagogues continued to have charge of the town school, and to 
dispense knowledge to the boys — for the girls, as a rule, did not receive a liberal 
education then — until the establishment of a collegiate institute for the colony of 
New Haven in 1660. This institution was absorbed into the Hopkins Grammar School, 
which was organized in 1664, and named after the munificent Governor Hopkins of 
Connecticut. This celebrated institution has continued uninterruptedly since that time, 
being one of the oldest schools of its character in America. It is also one of the best 
college preparatory schools in this country ; and under the efficient management of 
Mr. W. L. Cashing, with a board of trustees, mostly composed of gentlemen connected 
with Yale University, it ably maintains, at the present time, the brilliant reputation 
gained in the past. It is especially adapted for those who contemplate entering Yale, 
and contains students from all parts of the country. 

A short time after the establishment of the Hopkins Grammar School, a " Dames 
School" was formed, which furnished, for the first time, to the girls of the more opulent 
families, an opportunity for a better education than could be obtained at home. 
Primary schools maintained by the town, and private institutions, have abounded in 
New Haven since the latter part of the seventeenth century. This state of educational 
affairs in the town — namely, the existence of the primary schools for rudimentary learn- 
ing, and of Hopkins Grammar School for more advanced study — continued until 17 16, 
the year Yale College was moved to this city, of which a detailed account will be given. 
Since that time New Haven has always possessed the atmosphere of the University 
town and city, with all the consequent broadening and uplifting of its intellectual Hfe. 
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culture which it supplies, and for the gathering within her borders of representatives 
from all sections of the country — thus, in no small degree, augmenting her influence — 
it would be hard to estimate. 

The first graded schools were established in New Haven in 1854. Two years later 
the first Board of Education was organized. The Hillhouse High School was estab- 
lished in 1859, and has continued with marked success ever since. The elegant and 
commodious building which it now occupies was erected in 1872, at a total cost of 
about $125,000. It is four stories high, built of brick with sandstone trimmings, con- 
taining eighteen large rooms with a total seating capacity of four hundred students, and 
is, in all respects, one of the most beautiful and well-adapted public school buildings in 
the United States. The standard of this school, as of all the other public schools in 
the city, is very high. 

With thirty-seven school buildings completely equipped, a total average attendance 
during the past year of ten thousand four hundred and seventy-five pupils, a corps of 
two hundred and eighty-three competent teachers — affording opportunity for all the 
children of the city to obtain the best public school education possible — New Haven's 
school system is one of which she may well be proud. The full value of the school 
property belonging to the city amounts to about fifty million dollars. The maintenance 
of the schools during the past year cost over $350,000. Under the management of 
Mr. Samuel T. Button, Superintendent of Schools, with the cooperation of the Board 
of Education, and the Principals of the various schools, the most scientific methods of 
instruction are successfully employed in all the branches of New Haven's public school 
system. The unexcelled educational advantages of the city, coupled with its University 
spirit and privileges, have always made it very attractive to families desiring to obtain 
the most liberal training for their children, and have firmly established its position as 
one of the great intellectual centres of the country. 



YALE UNIVERSITY. 

The importance of this great institution, and the innumerable bonds of union 
between it and the city, render a detailed account of its history and character both 
pertinent and desirable. The first stone of Yale's foundation was laid in the latter part 
of 1 701, when a company of Connecticut ministers, of whom James Pierpont, of New 
Haven, was one of the leaders, met in this city and decided to found a college. At their 
next meeting, in Branford, each of the ministers laid a number of folio volumes upon the 
table, saying, "I give these books for the founding of a College in this Colony." In 
October of the same year, the new institution received the official approbation of the 
Connecticut Legislature, a rector was appointed, and the college was now fairly under 
way. The chief events in the history of the University will be narrated under the head 
of the administrations of the several Presidents, who have held office in the following 
order : 

Rev. Abraham Pierson, 1701-1707; Rev. Samuel Andrew, 1707-1719; Rev. Timo- 
thy Cutler, 1719-1723; Rev. Elisha Williams, 1726-1739; Rev. Thomas Clap, 1739- 
1766; Rev. Naphtali Daggett, 1766-1777 ; Rev. Ezra Stiles, 1777-1795 ; Rev. Timothy 
Dwight, 1795-1817 ; Rev. Jeremiah Day, 1817-1846 ; Rev. Theodore Dwight Woolsey, 
1846-187 1 ; Rev. Noah Porter, 1871-1886; Rev. Timothy Dwight, 1886 . 



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REV. ABRAHAM PIERSON. 

After Mr. Pierson was appointed Rector by the ten Trustees, November ii, 1701, 
the College was situated at Killingworth, the home of the Rector, for some time. The 
first student was Jacob Hemingway, who entered in March, 1702; the number soon 
being increased to eight. In a short time the College was removed to Saybrook, as a 
compromise between New Haven and Hartford. Here the first Commencement was 
held, in September, 1702, — five gentlemen who had already pursued studies at Harvard 
and other institutions receiving the degree of Master of Arts. The College continued 
to advance in numbers and influence until the death of its scholarly and devoted 
Rector, in April, 1707. 

REV. SAMUEL ANDREW. 

At the time of Rector Andrew's election to office, in April, 1707, and during the 
early part of his administration, there was much dissatisfaction over the uncertain situa- 
tion of the College, part of the students residing at Milford, others at Saybrook, Guil- 
ford, and Wethersfield, and still others at Hartford. Subscriptions were raised in the 
different towns of the State to induce the College to locate within their borders. New 
Haven raising the largest amount — about $3,500 — the College was accordingly removed 
hither in October, 17 17, but not without considerable opposition. The people of Say- 
brook were particularly enraged, and they caused the disappearance of over two hundred 
volumes belonging to the College library, during a scuffle which ensued on its way from 
their town to New Haven. A "commodious" college building had already been par- 
tially erected here, at the south-west corner of the present campus, containing about 
fifty Studies, besides the Hall, Library and Kitchen, and costing about $5,000. The 
College was soon, for the first time, comfortably settled in a building of its own. It 
was at this time that Governor Elihu Yale — then a prosperous merchant of London, 
but a former native of New Haven — was induced to give valuable assistance to the 
college which has since borne his name. He had made a vast fortune, while Governor 
of the East India Company, in India, and becoming interested in this intellectual 
departure of his native town, assisted it with several important donations, the largest 
being $1,000 in money and a valuable collection of books. In consideration of his 
generosity, the Trustees voted to name the new institution Yale College, and thus 
" Old Elihu " obtained immortality and fame. At the close of Rector Andrew's term, 
in February, 17 19, there were about forty students, and the College was now fairly 
established. 

REV. TIMOTHY CUTLER. 

Although Rector Cutler was very popular among the students and clergy at his 
accession in 1719, trouble soon arose over denominational questions. Mr. Cutler had 
tendencies toward the Episcopalian Church, and at the Commencement in 1722, it was 
discovered that he had agreed to go over to that body. A number of resolutions made 
by the Trustees were soon forthcoming, whereby the " Rev. Mr. Cutler was excused 
from all further service as Rector of Yale College." Accordingly he surrendered his 
office in October, 1722, after the shortest administration that has ever been held by any 
President of Yale College. He was a very learned and able man, and a sore loss to the 
College, though his religious tenets made the parting inevitable. Curing the four 
following years there was no regular Rector, the Trustees residing there, one at a time. 



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YALE CAMPUS AND THE "FENCE." 

for a month. The College made little progress during the interim, and nothing occurred 
of interest save the granting of its first medical diploma to Daniel Turner, of London, 
in 1723. 

REV. ELISHA WILLIAMS. 

The imperative call for a Rector resulted in the installation of the Rev. Elisha 
Williams into that office in June, 1726. Under his administration, the College soon 
began to improve and enlarge. Many eminent alumni were graduated at Yale about 
this time, among whom were the Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, President and Founder of 
Dartmouth College ; Rev. Aaron Burr, first President of Princeton College ; Chief- 
Justice Dyer ; and Philip and William Livingston, both celebrated patriots and states- 
men during the Revolutionary period. A number of valuable benefactions were also 
received : notably, the grant of fifteen thousand acres of land by the Connecticut 
Legislature, and also the gifts of the famous Dr. Berkeley, consisting of a large farm, 
— to be used for the establishment of scholarships, which exist to this day — and a very 
valuable collection of books. After a uniformly prosperous term of office, Rector 
Williams resigned in 1739, on account of ill health, his erudition and executive ability 
having established the College in the firmest and most progressive condition it had 
yet known. 

REV. THOMAS CLAP. 

Immediately upon the resignation of Rector Williams, the Rev. Thomas Clap was 
elected to succeed him, with great unanimity. Several important reforms and provisions 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 53 

mark the early part of Rector Clap's administration. The laws of the College were 
first definitely tabulated, the library was put in a fine condition, and, in 1745, the first 
charter was obtained from the Connecticut Legislature, whereby the " body corporate " 
was first known as the " President and Fellows of Yale College in New Haven," 
a name never since changed. The College now increased rapidly, and in 1747, the 
number of students was one hundred and twenty. Connecticut Hall, now South Middle, 
was erected in 1750, the money for its construction being raised by means of a lottery 
sanctioned by the Legislature. At the time of its completion, "it was the most elegant 
and best building in the colony." In 1753 began the religious controversy which lasted 
with great bitterness throughout the remainder of President Clap's administration. 
The most stringent denominational regulations were established, which are interesting 
to look back upon as the embodiment of the Puritanic conservatism of the time. The 
first Chair in the College was founded in 1755, by the appointment of the Rev. Napthali 
Daggett as Professor of Divinity. The College Church, as a separate body, was first 
actually established in 1757. Trouble arose with the Legislature, in 1763, upon its 
proposal to establish a Committee of Visitation, to look into the affairs of the College, 
and reform abuses. Already embued with its characteristic independence, the College, 
headed by President Clap, resisted this attempt with great success, but not without 
raising considerable opposition. The Chapel — the present Athenasum — was completed 
in 1763, at a cost of about $4,000, and for many years served as the place for religious 
and oratorical exercises. The increasing hostility between the people of the Colony 
and the College authorities resulted in a revolt of the students, and they were encour- 
aged by the former in all manner of insubordination. The trouble reached a crisis in 
the Summer of 1766, when the tutors abdicated and the students were all dispersed. 
President Clap resigned his office at the Commencement in the following September, 
and died a few months later. He was an eminent scholar, and accomplished many 
things which told to the prosperity of the College, but a man marked by somewhat 
narrow religious fervor, and the enthusiastic sect-spirit of the early Puritans. This latter 
trait made his administration unpopular towards its close, but could not derogate from 
the great value of what he had already so successfully achieved for the advancement of 
the College. 

REV. NAPHTHALI DAGGETT. 

In the disorder prevailing when President Clap resigned, the Trustees could find no 
better man to bring order out of confusion than Dr. Daggett, who held the office of 
President, pro tempore, during the next ten years, at the same time performing the duties 
of the Professorship of Divinity. The trouble with the people of the colony soon blew 
over, and after the next vacation, the College started up again with renewed vigor. 
Three new and eminent Tutors were engaged, the curriculum was broadened, and the 
whole tenor of the College became more liberal. In 1770, the Professorship of Mathe- 
matics and Natural Philosophy was established. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary 
War, a company of students was immediately formed, and they had the honor of being 
the first military company reviewed and drilled by General Washington after he became 
Commander-in-Chief. Yale was nobly. represented in all the great battles of the war, 
from Bunker Hill to the siege of Yorktown. Many of her sons won brilliant laurels, 
among whom was Captain Nathan Hale, a graduate of the class of 1773, who was 
chosen by Washington as the most competent to undertake a very dangerous and impor- 
tant mission within the British lines on Long Island ; and being captured and executed 



54 ^"EW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

bv the enemy, was honored as one of the noblest of the martyrs to the cause of liberty. 
Dr. Daggett resigned the Presidency in 1777, but retained the Professorship of Divinity 
rantil his death in 1780. He was the first alumnus of Yale who became its President, 
having graduated in the class of 1748. His character was noble, as his success both as 
Professor and President was marked. The account of his patriotic services during the 
invasion of the British in 1779, and what might be termed his martyrdom, has already 
been given in that connection. 

REV. EZRA STILES, LL. D. 

When Dr. Stiles was appointed to succeed Dr. Daggett, in 1777, the College was 
enveloped in the gloom and poverty of the national conflict. The effects of the 
-desperate struggle upon the College may be judged from the following advertisement, 
which appeared in the "Connecticut Journal" of January 29, 1779 : 

The students of Yale College are hereby notified that the present "Winter vacation is extended a 

fortnight from the 4th of next month. As this is occa.sioned by the diificulty which the Steward finda 

in procuring flour or bread, it is earnestly requested of the parents that they would assist in furnishing 

the necessary supplies. 

EZRA STILES, President. 

Many successful efforts were made by President Stiles to advance the interest of the 
College during the war, but, owing to the troubles of the time, no public Commence- 
ment was held between 1777 and 1781. The Yale students fought nobly in the front 
ranks when the British invaded the city in 1779. The College buildings were in 
possession of the enemy for several hours on the 5th of July, 1779, but no material 
damage was done them. Under President Stiles' popular administration, the recovery 
from the effects of the war was so rapid, that in 1783 there were two hundred and 
seventy-five students in the College. 

A most important change was brought about in 1792, by the admission ot the 
Governor and Lieut. -Governor of Connecticut, and six members of the State Legisla- 
ture, into the corporation of Yale, as fellows. In consideration of this concession to 
the State, the College now received grants which ultimately amounted to more than 
$40,000. President Stiles and the able Treasurer of the College, James Hillhouse, 
were chiefly instrumental in the accomplishment of this new measure, which put a final 
and complete cessation to all trouble between the College and Legislature, and was the 
immediate cause of great benefit to the former. Some of the new funds were employed 
in the erection of South College, originally Union Hall, in 1793, similar in style and 
size to Connecticut Hall, and costing $12,000. In May, 1795, President Stiles died, 
after an illness of only four days. He was a graduate of Yale, class of 1746 ; and it 
may be noticed here, that since the time of his predecessor, Dr. Daggett, the Presidency 
of the College has been handed down through an unbroken line of Yale's sons. Dr. 
Stiles was one of the most eminent linguists of that day, unsurpassed in Latin and 
Hebrew, while deeply versed also in the Arabic, Syriac, and Arminian languages. His 
successor. Dr. Dwight, says of him, that " he was probably the most learned man in 
America, and was probably excelled by few in the world." He was an intimate friend 
of many of the greatest statesmen and literary men of the time, and received degrees 
from a large number of universities, both foreign and American. To his faithful and 
valuable labors, Yale owes a very large share of her subsequent prosperity. Up to the 
time of President Stiles' death, two thousand three hundred and seventy-two students 
had been educated at the College, of whom six hundred and eighteen graduated during 
his Presidency. 



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REV. TIMOTHY DWIGHT, LL. D. 

When Dr. Dwight entered upon his term of office, in September, 1795, the College 
had become subject to a decadence in religious thought, and the dark miasma of the 
French infidelity was hanging heavily above it. Through the character, influence, and 
energetic administration of President Dwight, an immediate revival in religious matters 
resulted, and the College was soon brought back to that steadfast Christian position 
which it has since always held, and which has made Yale one of the strongest bulwarks 
of Christianity in the land. This, his earliest work, has exercised an influence hardly 
equalled by anything else in the history of the University. 

The literary and scientific affairs of the College received a great forward impetus 
under President Dwight's wise planning and executing. Some of the most celebrated 
scholars in the land became members of the Faculty, and all the departments were 
enlarged and strengthened. 

Hon. Elizur Goodrich, the first Professor of Law, was appointed in 1801. The 
Rev. Jeremiah Day was appointed in 1803 as Professor of Mathematics and Natural 
Philosophy. Benjamin Silliman, Sen., the fame of whose scientific achievements is 
world-wide, became the first Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy in the following 
year. James L. Kingsley, one of the most renowned linguists of his time, was chosen 
Professor of Hebrew, Greek and Latin, in 1S05. Thus the College continued to grow 
in all its departments, as well as in number of students, during each year of President 
Dwight's administration. In 1810, the most important step yet taken by President 
Dwight along the line of the University idea, was completed by the formation of the 
Medical Department. This department did not become thoroughly well grounded until 
the year 1813, when the first lectures were given. The following gentlemen, many of 
whom achieved great eminence in their profession, occupied chairs in the department 
at its inauguration : — ^neas Munson, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica and Botany; 
Nathan Smith, M. D., Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics ; Eli Ives, M. D., Professor 
of Theory and Practice of Physic; Benjamin Silliman, M. D., Professor of Chemistry 
and Pharmacy ; Jonathan Knight, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. 

The two departments of Law and Medicine, both of which started in President 
Dwight's term, with so much in favor of the latter, have both been advancing and 
expanding since, though the legal has grown more rapidly than the medical — so much 
so, in fact, that at the present time the Yale Law School has few equals in the country. 

After twent5'-two years of earnest and effectual work, the tender bonds of sympathy 
between the College and its President were broken by the death of Dr. Dwight, in 1817. 
His whole career had reflected glory on his country and his alma mater. Graduating 
at the head of his class of 1769, he had spent the early years of his manhood in profes- 
sional and literary work. The " Conquest of Canaan," and many smaller poems, trans- 
lations, prose articles and published sermons, bear testimony to the matchless activity 
of that period. His learning was both specifically deep and broad in its extent. The 
result was that after his accession to office, the College reached a much higher standard 
of scholarship than it had yet known. His character was of the noblest and most 
genial type, and his personal influence over the students unbounded. One of the 
methods which he is said to have used soon after his election, in putting down the skep- 
tical tendencies of the time, was the free and informal discussion at a college meeting 
of the question, "Are* the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament the word of God?" 
After many of the students had spoken in support of the cause of infidelity. President 



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Dwight is said to have answered with such powerful effect, that infidelity soon became 
as scarce as it was unpopular. To the thoughtful care which guided the College through 
the early years of the century, must be attributed much of the immediate and uninter- 
rupted growth in influence and power, which Yale since then has so abundantly known. 

REV. JEREMIAH DAY. 

At the time when President Day began his long and prosperous term of office in 
1817, the College had already passed from the stage of the larger academy into the full 
activity of the college life. The Classical Department had received unusual attention 
during the preceding administration, and was now in a flourishing condition. The 
number of students in this department was, in the year 1817, about two hundred and 

fifty. 

North Middle Hall had been completed in 1803; Lyceum in the following year ; 
North was finished in 182 1, and Old Chapel in 1824. Thus, about this time, the Brick 
Row with its "factories" began to assume its present aspect. The early years of 
President Day's term were marked by steady advance and prosperity, until in 1825, by 
the failure of the Eagle Bank of New Haven, heavy pecuniary losses befell the College. 
A large part of its income was lost by this, the severest blow Yale ever received. 

In 1827, the earliest premonitions of the "classical question" struggle took the 
form of an appeal for the abolition of the "dead languages" from the curriculum. 
Then, as ever since, the Yale Faculty made no uncertain declaration as to their con- 
servative position on this question. 

The "bread and butter rebellion," which occurred during the following year, was an 
attempt by the students to express their dissatisfaction with the food of the College 
" commons." The result was the dismissal of a large number of students for disorderly 
conduct, and a blow at the prevalent system of college boarding tables, which helped 
to destroy it in the course of a few years. Since that time, the students have depended 
upon "eating clubs," and the New Haven boarding-house lady. 

The first considerable endowment of the College was obtained in 1830, from the 
subscriptions of graduates and others, amounting to $100,000. Several similar endow- 
ment funds have since been received, but, though ranking at the very head of American 
Universities, Yale's income has always been lower than that of many institutions of less 
influence and standing. 

The Yale Literary Magazine, the oldest college periodical now existing in America, 
was established in 1836, by several students of the class of '37, among whom were 
William T. Bacon, William M. Evarts, Frederic A. Coe, and Chester L. Lyman. 

There had been collisions between the college boys and the townspeople from time 
immemorial, but the matter took on a more serious phase in 1841. On the 30th of 
October of that year, it being the day of the annual Fireman's parade, the engines of 
the city had gathered on the Green, to compete in throwing water over the Centre 
Church spire. The students who were playing football on the Green, as was the custom 
then, trod over the firemen's hose, and considerable quarrelling ensued, which finally 
resulted in the arrest of several students. That night, after various provocations on 
each side, a large company of students stormed the most convenient engine house, 
demolished the engine, cut the hose in pieces, and scattered them about the campus. 
In retaliation, a great crowd of firemen and others assembled, and were only kept from 
storming the college buildings by the interposition of the city authorities. This was 



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called " the first firemen's riot," and it was many months before the affair ceased to be 
the occasion of unlimited disputings between the collegians and firemen, the latter 
being championed by a paper called the " City Guard and Moral Scavenger," and the 
students by the " Banner." 

The Library, the first building on the campus that could claim artistic beauty of a 
high order, was begun in 1842, and completed in 1846, at a cost of about $34,000. At 
that time it contained over thirty thousand volumes, including those of the Linonia and 
and Brothers Societies. This number has increased so rapidly during recent years, 
that, in 1887, the number of volumes in the University Library alone is over one hun- 
dred and thirty thousand, while Linonia and Brothers contain about thirty thousand. 
The libraries of the various departments make the number of volumes available to the 
students over one hundred and eighty thousand. 

President Day's term was completed by his retirement in 1846, after his wise coun- 
sels had skilfully guided the course of the University for nearly thirty years. His 
influence as a member of the corporation and counsellor continued to have weight in 
the affairs of the University until his death in 1867. 

THEODORE DWIGHT WOOLSEY, D. D., LL. D. 

When Dr. Woolsey became President in 1846, the College was in a prosperous con- 
dition, that became more and more marked during the subsequent years. The various 
departments were enlarged, and placed under the direction of some of the most eminent 
scholars in the country. The establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School, in 1847, 
as the " Department of Philosophy and the Arts," through the liberality of Mr. Joseph E. 
Sheffield, who contributed to it over $175,000, marks the beginning of an important era 
in the history of the University. The additional sums of $135,000 from the State of 
Connecticut, and over $125,000 from private individuals, have helped to place the depart- 
ment in a most flourishing condition. With two large buildings — Sheffield and North 
Sheffield, the latter costing over $100,000 — with the most complete scientific apparatus, 
and a large corps of able instructors, the Scientific School has won recognition all 
through the country, as offering the very best advantages for a liberal scientific educa- 
tion, and as turning out the most efficient engineers. 

One of the early acts of President Woolsey's administration was the completion of 
Alumni Hall, in 1853, at a cost of about $27,000. At that time the alumni were 
already deeply interested in University matters, and active in forwarding her interests ; 
the attention which President Woolsey gave to this subject was one of the most marked 
and important characteristics of his administration. 

The fiercest of all the town-and-gown conflicts occurred March 17, 1854. There 
had been occasional outbreaks for some time past, and when, on the above evening, a 
party of some fifty students emerged from Homan's Theatre in the Exchange Building, 
which they had attended in a body, a crowd of over a thousand townies had gathered 
to attack them. The students marched quietly along the sidewalk up Chapel Street as 
far as Trinity Church, the mob keeping in the road. There, as the students began to 
sing " Gaudeamus," they received a volley of clubs and brickbats, which knocked down 
and severely injured several of their number. They picked these up, and started on, 
but immediately received another heavy volley. As they again took up the wounded, 
and moved on silently, the ring-leaders of the mob rushed upon them from the street. 
Several pistol shots then, for the first time, sounded from the ranks of the students. 



58 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 



Several of the rabble were wounded, and the chief leader, Patrick O'Neil, fell, stabbed 
to the heart with a dagger by one of the students, who, it was supposed, struck in self 
defence. The mystery of his death and the murderer was never cleared up, but it was 
generally considered that he provoked and deserved his sad fate. During the ensuing 
confusion the students reached the campus and dispersed to their rooms. When it was 
known that their leader was killed, the mob became uncontrollable. With terrific howl- 
ino-s they surrounded South College, and drew up an old cannon, filled to the muzzle 
with ball, grape-shot, stones, bricks, etc., to batter down the walls. But through the 
masterly skill of Major Bissell, Chief of Police, the gun had been spiked on the way 
up. This alone saved old South from destruction ; on the second and third stories of 
which the students were silently gathered, behind thick barricades, and heavily armed 
with every weapon obtainable, ready to give their assailants a warm reception. After 
they had hooted and bombarded the windows with brickbats for several hours, the 
rabble were finally dispersed by Major Bissell and his men. This was the most unpro- 
voked and cowardly of all the assaults, but none of the offenders were ever arrested, 
thou<yh it was barely stopped in time to prevent New Haven from witnessing mob-rule 
of the most lawless description. 

The last town battle of importance occurred in 1858, between the firemen of Engine 
House, No. 2, on High Street, and the "Crocodile Club" of the Junior Class. The 
blame of this affair, at which one of the firemen was shot dead, was about equally 
divided ; the Crocodile Club was disbanded, and the Faculty purchased the Engine 
house. Since that time the harsh relations between the students and townies have 
become greatly ameliorated, an^ the bitter hatred of the days just prior to the war have 
entirely disappeared. 

The Gymnasium was erected in 1859, at a cost of over $11,000. 

Yale's record during the Civil War was a most honorable one. The whole number 
of graduates and undergraduates who were in active service was seven hundred and 
fifty-eight ; of these, one hundred and six perished during the war. Six hundred and 
forty held commissions, among which were the following: Chaplains, seventy-six; 
Sur"-eons, one hundred and forty-three ; Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, and Majors, 
one hundred and eighteen. The list of officers in the army, who were graduates of 
Yale, contained the names of the following : Major-Generals, Alfred H. Terry, Cassius 
M. Clay, H. W. Benham, A. S. Williams, Frank P. Blair, and T. Runyon. Also the 
following Brigadier-Generals: James S. Wadsworth, W. H. Noble, L. B. Parsons, 
William Birney, O. S. Ferry, C. A. Crane, W. B. Woods, J. A. Wilcox, J. W. Noble, 
A. W. Bishop, Edward Harland, J. C. Rice, W. Swayne, Stewart L. Woodford, J. T. 
Croxton, C. L. Fitzhugh, C. C. Dodge, Horatio Jenkins, and L. M. Dayton • and to 
these must be added the name of Major Theodore F. Winthrop. The important part 
which Yale took in the great conflict has always been a fitting testimonial to the value 
and practical results of her system. 

The Yale Art School, which, through the generosity of Mr. Augustus R. Street, was 
erected in 1866, at a cost of about $175,000, was a valuable acquisition to the College ; 
and the collection it now contains of paintings, (among which is the Trumbull collec- 
tion,) etchings, engravings, and statuary, is one of the most valuable in the country. 

In 1870, Farnham Hall, the first of the new system of dormitories, was erected, a. 
the cost of $127,000; and in the same year. East Divinity Hall, for $180,000. Durfee, 
erected in the following year, cost over $130,000, and is generally acknowledged to be 
the most elegant college dormitory in the country. 



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EAST DIVINITV HALL. 



After twenty-five years of uninterrupted progress, President Wolsey resigned his 
office in 187 1, but his active interest and influence in Yale matters has never ceased, 
from that time to the present. 



NOAH PORTER, D. D., LL. D 

One of the last acts of President Woolsey's administration had been the inaugura- 
tion of the movement which finally resulted, under President Porter, in 1872, in the 
substitution of six alumni of the College as members of the corporation, in place of 
the six State Senators. This wise step has been the source of much subsequent pros- 
perity. The 3^ears that have followed have all been marked by great advances, and the 
College has gradually passed into the complete and rounded development of the Uni- 
versity. 

West Divinity was erected in 1874, for $160,000. Battell Chapel, which has been 
called the most beautiful college chapel in the world, was completed in 1876, at a total 
cost of about $200,000. The North Wing of Peabody Museum, the funds for which 
were mostly furnished by George Peabody, the great philanthropist, and which, when 
completed, will extend from Elm to Library Streets, was also erected in 1876, at a cost 
of $175,000. The large number of specimens and relics in all departments of science, 
which are contained in Peabody Museum, constitute one of the richest and most varied 
scientific collections, next to the Smithsonian, in the United States. 



60 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

College athletics, which have long occupied an important place in collegiate life, 
became particularly prominent at Yale, during President Porter's administration. The 
erection of the Yale Boat House, in 1875, ^^ ^^^ harbor, was coincident with renewed 
interest and success in naval matters, though the introduction of rowing at Yale dates 
back to 1843. There have, since 1876, been held eleven Yale-Harvard Boat Races, of 
which number Harvard has won six and Yale five ; the best record — that of four miles 
in 20m. 21 i sec. — being made by Yale in 1886. 

The purchase and fitting up of Yale Athletic Grounds, in 1881, at a cost of about 
$50,000, marks an era in her athletic history. The Field, situated on Derby Avenue, 
about a mile from the campus, covers several acres, and provides facilities for every 
kind of athletic sports, including foot-ball, base-ball, tennis, running, and a shooting 
range. A large covered grand stand faces upon the ball and foot-ball ground. Without 
exception, the grounds are the largest and best arranged of the kind belonging to any 
college in the world. 

Yale's athletic record, as compared with Harvard, her chief competitor, since the 
first meeting of the two Universities in 1852, up to the present year, has been, that out 
of one hundred and fifty-six contests in base-ball, foot-ball, and rowing, Yale has won 
eighty-eight times and Harvard sixty-eight. 

The Sloane Physical Laboratory, erected in 1884, through the munificence of Henry 
T. Sloane, '66, and Thomas C. Sloane, '68, of New York City, is considered the most 
beautiful and thoroughly appointed physical laboratory in the United States. 

In 1886, after fifteen years of earnest and successful toil, during one of the most 
important periods of Yale's history, Dr. Porter resigned his office as President, but the 
University still retains his services as a member of the Faculty and the Professor of 
Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics, which chair he has occupied since 1846. 



TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D. D., L.L. D. 

The earliest official act of President Dwight's administration has been the changing 
of the name from Yale College to Yale University. This is suggestive, not only as 
expressing what Yale has for some time been in reality, but also as in accordance with 
the main purpose of the new administration — the advancement and prosperity of all the 
departments of the University. Dwight Hall, erected in 1886, at a cost of over 
$60,000, is the home of the University Young Men's Christian Association. It is fitted 
up with great beauty and comfort, having rooms for Class Prayer Meetings, a large 
auditorium, library, reading-room, and reception-room. The dedication of this beautiful 
building at this time, emphasizes the eminently Christian character of the administra- 
tion which exists in the closing years of the century, as of the one at its beginning. 

Lawrance Hall, also erected in 1886, in commemoration of Thomas Garner Law- 
rance, of the class of 1884, is extended along the line of the quadrangle, that prospec- 
tively is to enclose the campus. 

The year 1886 was marked by unparalleled brilliancy in athletics, the triple crown 
of victory in base-ball, foot-ball, and rowing being won by Yale, as well as several im- 
portant events in general field athletics, and the championship in lawn tennis. 

The number of Professors and Instructors of the University, during the present 
year, is one hundred and twenty ; of students in all the departments, eleven hundred 
and thirty-four. 



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VIEW OF WOOSTER SQUARE FROM CHAPEL STREET. 



The list of her great men is so long, that we can only quote a few representative 
names, as the following : 

Webster and Worcester, the lexicographers ; Cromke, Mason, Tilden, Calhoun, 
Strong, and Chancellor Kent, in the law and judiciary ; Dana, Silliman, Eli Whitney, 
and S. F. B. Morse, in science ; Edwards, Dwight, Hadley, Chauvenet, Hillhouse, 
Percival, Trumbull, Loomis, Day, Morris and Mitchell, in scholarship and letters ; 
and Gallaudet among the great philanthropists. The present United States Senate 
contains four Yale men, among whom are Wm. M. Evarts, '37, and Henry L. Dawes, '39. 
The House of Representatives contains three Yale men ; and Chief-Justice Waite, of 
the United States Supreme Court, is also a Yale alumnus. 

The one thing which distinguishes Yale beyond all other American Universities, 
is her cosmopolitan character. Students come to her from all but three States in the 
Union, and from thirteen foreign countries — including England, Germany, Turkey, 
China and Japan. The fame of her achievements and advantages draws young men 
from all parts of the globe ; and when they pass out again into the world, there is no 
class of men more universally distinguished for honor and worth, more tenderly united 
in a common brotherhood, or who turn back to their alma mater with more ardent love 
than the sons of dear old Yale. 



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THE COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING INTERESTS 

OF NEW HAVEN. 



EVER since the time when the London merchants founded New Haven, in 1638, 
the city has been prominently distinguished for its business spirit and interests. 
The first Governor, Theophilus Eaton, the second, Francis Newman, and the first 
Lieut.-Governor, Stephen Goodyear, seem to have been the leading business men in the 
earliest days of the colony. Within a few months after the settlement, New Haven 
had established commercial relations with Boston, New Amsterdam, Delaware Bay, 
Virginia, Barbadoes and England. 

The next important commercial venture, after the purchase of the land around 
New Haven, was the establishment of a trading post of her own on the Delaware 
River, in 1641. It was, however, broken up by the Swedes and Dutch, and brought 
only misfortune to the colony. This disaster was followed, in 1647, by the loss of the 
ship " Fellowship," which had been sent from New Haven to England, bearing many 
of her best citizens and the greater part of the products and wealth of the colony, the 
venture being entered into largely by a joint-stock company, consisting of most of the 
planters. Nothing was ever heard of the ship again, and the familiar stor}/ of the 
" Phantom Ship," which appeared in the harbor that year, gives a faint representation 
of the vanished hopes of the period, and the desperately gloomy condition of the 
colony. 

While most unfortunate on the sea. New Haven was soon far advanced in that 
branch of business which has ever made her fame and influence world-wide in extent — 
manufacturing. Nine years had not elapsed since the founding of the colony, before 
the production of leather and the shoe-manufacturing trade had grown so extensively, 
that these commodities were exported in large quantities. The bakery business had 
also increased rapidly, and biscuits were soon being shipped to Virginia and the West 
Indies. An iron foundry v/as established as early as 1665, by Stephen Goodyear and 
John Winthrop, on Lake Saltonstall. The foundry ran for several years, until after the 
death of Goodyear, who was the heart and life of most of the commercial enterprises 
of that day. 

Among the prominent business men of the early days of New Haven was Isaac 
Allerton, " the father of New England commerce." He was one of the Mayflower 
pilgrims, and after serving Plymouth Colony as its chief business agent for many years, 
he came to New Haven in 1646. Here he built an elegant mansion, called the " House 
of the four Porticos," (which was standing until within .a few years,) and an extensive 
warehouse. He owned a large number of vessels, which were constantly plying between 
New Haven and Virginia, Delaware Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and the Barbadoes. Until 
his death, in 1659, he was the leader of the commerce, both of New Haven and New 
England, and was chiefly instrumental in the revival of shipping at this port. After his 
death, however, it seems to have fallen off, and the maritime business of New Haven 
was of small importance from this time until the middle of the next century. 



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On the whole, the industrial history of the first few decades of New Haven's life is 
one of great failure and disappointment. Money was exceedingly scarce, wampum and 
raw material being the chief standards of value. At the death of Governor Eaton, "the 
richest man in New Haven," though there was about seven hundred dollars worth of 
plate in his house, he owned hardly ten dollars in money. On the foundation of ruined 
hopes and fortunes. New Haven's subsequent prosperity has been based. 

In 1764, the brig Derby, from Dublin, arrived, bringing to New Haven \X.'s> first cargo- 
of coal and emigrants., the latter consisting of thirt)'-eight Irish peasants. 

About this time the raising of flax in enormous quantities, and the domestic manu- 
facture of lime, grew to be one of the chief industries of the city. 

Foreign commerce in New Haven began to revive about 1750, and increased so 
rapidly that in the year 1774 the exports of the city alone amounted to over $140,000. 

The Revolutionary War brought an abrupt termination to this period of prosperity ; 
and during the next ten years New Haven deteriorated rapidly. By 1784 a reflex 
movement had set in, and from that time on for twenty years, a period of unparalleled 
commercial activity ensued. Long Wharf was extended into the harbor in 1790,. 
$15,000 for that purpose having been obtained by means of the "setting up of a. 
lottery." The New Haven Bank, incorporated in 1792, with a capital of $80,000, was- 
one of the earliest institutions of the kind in New England. Much of the trade of the 
day was with the West Indies, Barbadoes especially, and many rich cargoes began to 
pour into the city. 

Again, in 1793, the disturbances in France brought great disaster on our shipping, 
through privateer depredations. Several score of ships and many hundred thousand 
dollars worth of property were lost about this time, — New Haven losing more in pro- 
portion than any other cily in the Union. In spite of these great losses, however, New 
Haven's commerce continued to rapidly increase. In 1801, over 11,000 tons of ship- 
ping were registered at this port. Though her ships were searched, pillaged and con- 
fiscated by the vessels of both the great naval powers of the world, England and 
France, the end of her commercial importance was not yet. 

A fleet of some twenty ships, called the " New Haven South Sea Fleet," was manned 
and set out about this time. They were mainly engaged in the seal fishery. After 
obtaining a cargo of seals, these were sold in Canton, and a load of silks and teas were 
taken in, after which they circumnavigated the globe on their way home, through the 
Indian and Atlantic Oceans. 

The most famous and lucrative of all the voyages made from New Haven was that 
of the ship " Neptune," owned by Ebenezer Townsend, the leading merchant of the 
time in New Haven, and commanded by the renowned Captain Daniel Greene. She 
was the first New Haven ship to sail the waters of the Pacific, and, after two and a half 
years sealing and trading, returned to New Haven in July, 1799, with a cargo upon 
which the enormous amount of $75,000 port duties was paid. This was a larger sum 
than the annual tax of the whole State of Connecticut, for any time during the previous- 
ten years. Mr. Townsend realized $100,000 from this single voyage ; his son $50,000, 
and many others interested in proportion. This will give some idea of the city's com- 
mercial interests, during the time of her greatest prosperity in this department. 

In 1807, the yearly custom duties paid in at the port of New Haven exceeded 
$150,000, and more than one hundred foreign bound ships sailed annually from her 
docks. The most deadly blow yet struck at New Haven's commerce came in January, 
1808, upon the passing of the infamous " Embargo Act," by Congress. The Act met 



64 NEW HAVEN. PAST AND PRESENT. 

with intense opposition here, and, instead of injuring Great Britain, it contributed 
materially to the ruin of the shipping trade at home. 

The war of i8 12-15, was the final and deadly influence which affected our com- 
merce, and since that time New Haven's merchant marine has never regained the 
position of wealth and importance which it held during the early years of the present 
century. Her ancient prestige, however, has never been entirely destroyed ; several 
times, during the last seventy years, her shipping trade has risen to considerable pro- 
portions. The rapid growth of New York had tended to injure rather than to aid New 
Haven's foreign commerce ; and at the present time much of her shipping trade is 
done through that city. 

The first quarter of the century had not passed away before the manufacturing and 
mercantile interests of the city had attained extensive dimensions. The manufacturing 
of carriages — in which line New Haven has since been one of the leading cities of the 
world — had been inaugurated by James Brewster, in 1827. The manufacture of fire- 
arms had already become an important industry, having been founded in 1798, by Eli 
Whitney, the famous inventor of the Cotton-Gin. Charles Goodyear, a native of New 
Haven, was perfecting the great discovery which soon made his name famous through- 
out the world, and a few years later the first India-rubber clothing ever manufactured 
was turned out in this city. The chief houses which represent these three branches of 
industry in New Haven to-day, as well as those representing the production of clocks, 
locks, pianos, corsets, chairs, paper boxes, and hardware, rank among the largest and 
best of their kind in existence, and have sent their goods and made the name of our 
city known and honored throughout the civilized world. 

The wholesale hardware business, which has always been one of the leading indus- 
tries of the city, dates back to 1784. The wholesale grocery trade began to assume 
considerable proportions in 1825. Soon after, the wholesale drug business, and also 
that of paints and furniture, came into prominence. 

The advent of railways was a source of great prosperity to all lines of business in 
the city, and especially the opening of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- 
road, in 1848. The direct communication thus established with New York, and all 
parts of the country, was of inestimable importance. The magnificent freight system 
of this road has and does contribute no little share to the material advancement and 
prosperity of the city, and all its interests. The New York, New Haven, and Hartford 
Railroad have recently lowered their passenger rates to the standard of two cents a 
mile, one of the lowest railroad rates in the country, while at the same time they have 
been and are continually increasing the advantages offered the public in elegant and 
most scientifically protected cars, engines capable of the fastest speed, and the best 
accommodations in time and size of trains. This Railroad has an almost unparalleled 
record for safety, and its careful management and reasonable rates make it most worthy 
of the patronage of all travellers. It is the popular route from New York to Boston 
and the East. 

Beside the five Railroads which run through New Haven, she possesses first-class 
facilities for transportation on the water. The arrival of the first steamboat, in 18 15, 
and the important results which followed, have already been noticed. At the present 
time, the New Haven Steamboat Company, at Bell's Dock, with a fine fleet of large 
and beautiful steamers, plying daily between New Haven and New York, offer excel- 
lent opportunities for passenger or freight transportation to the latter city. The Starin 
Transportation Line, at Starin's Wharf on Brewery Street, control a large amount of 



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VIEW OF FAIRHAVEN. 



the freight shipping of the city. For rapid and safe transit, this line is not surpassed 
by any other on our coasts. 

The distinguishing characteristic of New Haven's business interests is their mani- 
fold variety. There is hardly a commodity of extensive use, whether for necessity or 
luxury, from a needle to an engine of the strongest power, that is not manufactured in 
the city. This fact has proved, in itself, of great importance to the welfare of New 
Haven, as during the late financial depression, the variety of her mterests rendered the 
city unusually exempt from the troubles of the time. 

Some slight conception of the present high financial standing of the city may be 
obtained from the following figures, compiled from the latest records in the City Asses- 
sor's Office : 

Valuation of Buildings and Stock employed in the Manufacturing and 

Commercial Interests of New Haven, - - - $17,796,781 

Valuation of Dwelling Houses in New Haven, - - - 25,066,94a 

Valuation of Unoccupied Land in New Haven, - - - 3>954'75^ 

Valuation of Railroad Properly and Stock in New Haven, - 806,036 

********** 

Total Taxable Property and Material, . . . - $49,658,184 

The total amount of capital in the various banks and banking houses amounts 
to more than $12,000,000. 



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During the past year, the appropriation for the current expenses of the city gov- 
■ernment was $672,881 ; the total expenditures were $644,423.21. The surplus fund, 
$28,457.79, makes the actual debt of the city at the present time $795,542.21 ; a small 
sum compared with that of many New England cities. 

For a number of years past, real estate in New Haven has been in great demand, 
and the investments have been only surpassed by the advantages offered, which are 
very great. Land and materials for building are, nevertheless, to be obtained at very 
reasonable rates. The facilities of situation near the harbor and railroads, the fine 
opportunities for transportation, in which New Haven is not excelled by any other city 
in New England, and the advantages for the production and consumption of manufac- 
tured and staple articles of all kinds, make New Haven a peculiarly eligible site for 
those contemplating a new departure in business. It is possible for mechanics to 
obtain building lots upon streets adjoining the horse-railroads at the lowest rates, and 
to secure comfortable homes at prices ranging from $1,000 to $2,500. 

The last year, 1886, showed a large increase in real estate and building investments 
in the city. The total amount of money invested was $1,314,200 — $250,000 more than 
:that of any other city in the State. 



LEGAL BUSINESS IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 

For almost a century, the jurisprudence of this State has been favorably known to 
the world through her local law publications and reports ; and not a few of her sons 
have honored her by their exposition and administration of her laws. To her belongs 
the fame of publishing the first volume of Law Reports ever published on the American 
■continent, viz : Kirby's Reports, published at Litchfield in 1789. 

We have space to mention a few only of the names of deceased members of Bench 
and Bar which shine in her history : such as, Kirby, Root, Sherman, Swift, Trumbull, 
Day, Baldwin, Ingersoll, Hosmer, Daggett, Williams, Huntington, Church, Dutton, 
Elsworth, Barnes, Storrs, Cleveland, Waite, Osborne, Chapman, Seymour, Buell, Terry, 
Hawley, Kimberly, Parsons, Robinson, Sanford, Foster and Ives. 

Since the American Revolution, and since Connecticut became a State, there have 
been published, probably, not far from 10,000 cases which have been adjudicated by 
the Supreme Court of Appeals, covering, perhaps, every branch of Statute and Com- 
mon Law, including Equity, — many of them being regarded as "Leading Cases," a-nd 
quoted as authority in the Courts of other States. Of this large accumulation of cases 
carried to the Supreme Court, New Haven County has furnished her fair share of legal 
business, aggregating not far from 1400 cases distributed through all the published 
" Connecticut Reports." 

The living members of the Bar in New Haven County are about two hundred and 
twenty-five, and it is believed they will compare favorably with a like number of men in 
the legal profession anywhere in the country, many of whom now occupy a prominent 
place in Church and State in this old Commonwealth, and exercise a conspicuous influ- 
ence upon her wellfare for good. — C. B. Whitcomb, Attorney at Law. 



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THE NEW HAVEN OF TO-DAY. 



To fittingly portray the attractions and beauties of our modern city, one would need 
the pen of a poet. A brief description of the chief objects of interest must 
suffice for our present purpose. 

The central spot, the "pearl," as it were, with the city for its setting, is the beautiful 
" Green," which, with its long, smooth lawns and stately elms, is one of the most prom- 
inent sights which greet the eye of the visitor to New Haven. 

Temple Street, running through the centre of the Green, is probably one of the 
most symmetrically shaded avenues in the world. The arch of elms above it, changing 
from one manifestation of beauty to another as the seasons pass, makes a most beau- 
tiful nature-temple. 

Upon this avenue, and within the Green, stand the three oldest churches in the city, 
side by side, like true guardians of her welfare. 

The Centre Church dates its origin from the first Sunday the founders of New 
Haven spent in the city, April 13, 1638. It was regularly organized in the following 
year, August 22, 1639, and for over a century was the only church established in New 
Haven. The present large and stately edifice, within whose walls the Commencements 
of Yale University are annually held, was erected in 18 14. The present pastor is the 
Rev. Newman Smythe, one of the most widely known and honored ministers in the 
Congregational Church. 

Trinity Church, on the right of Centre Church, toward Chapel Street, was the first 
Episcopal Society in New Haven, having been organized in 1750. The present beauti- 
ful building of dark stone, with a massive centre tower, in which one of the best chimes 
in the country has been recently placed, was also erected in 1814. The present rector, 
the Rev. Edwin Harwood, has served for nearly twenty-seven years. 

The North Church, on the other side of Centre, is also Congregational, and has 
existed ever since 1742. The present commodious church was built, at the same time 
as the other two, in 1814. The Rev. Dr. T. T. Munger, well known throughout the 
country as a Christian writer and thinker, is the present pastor. 

The gravestones, just in the rear of Centre Church, aijiong which is that of James 
Dixwell, the regicide, remind one of the time when the Green was the common city 
burial-ground. The only other building on the Green, the old State House, with its 
once beautiful but now sadly defaced columns, is also a reminiscence of the dead and 
almost forgotten days, which ended in 1873, when the meetings of the State Legislature 
were held here biennially. 

The City Hall, on Church Street, opposite the Green, was erected in 1861, and is 
one of the most beautiful municipal buildings in the State. It is four stories high, of 
sandstone and brick, and with a large tower containing the city clock, and two large 
bells for time and fire-alarms. The rooms of Mayor York, the City Clerk, and the Board 
of Assessors, are situated on the second floor. The Aldermen meet on the second floor, 
and the Common Council on the third. 

The County Court Building, adjoining City Hall, was completed in 1873, at a total 
cost of $134,000. It contains several court rooms, offices, and the rooms of the Yale 
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68 NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

The Police Building on Court Street, at the rear of the City Hall, is said " to be 
the most handsome and best constructed edifice of the kind in the country." It is a 
four-story brick building, with beautiful front trimmings of Portland sandstone and 
Nova Scotia rock. It was completed in 1874, at a cost of about $75,000, and contains, 
beside the quarters for the entire police force, the City Court. The Department is 
equalled in character and efficiency by that of few cities in the country. It is under 
the control of a Board of Commissioners, and Charles F. Bollman, its able chief. The 
entire force numbers one hundred and five men. 

The Post Office and Custom House Building stands on Church Street, between 
Crown and Centre. It was built in i860, and is a large three-story structure of sand- 
stone. The first floor is occupied by the Post Office, the second by the various offices 
of the Custom House Department, and the third by the United States Court, It is 
reported that " a postmaster of New Haven was the first in the United States to use 
stamps, issuing them on his account to accommodate the citizens," before the plan was 
adopted by the Government. The present incumbent, Benjamin J. English, succeeded 
N. D. Sperry, who had held the position for over twenty years, in 1886. 

Among the most beautiful business structures in tkis part of the city, are the 
Insurance Building, on Chapel Street, between Church and Temple ; the Hoadly, on 
Church Street, opposite the Post Office ; the Register Building, on Crown Street, near 
Orange, just north of Chapel ; the Palladium Building, on Orange, between Chapel and 
Court Streets j and the Boardman Building, on Chapel Street, near State. 

The principal Hotels in New Haven are the New Haven House, Eliott House, 
Tontine Hotel, Grand Union, Tremont House, Selden House, Hotel Converse, and the 
Kenwick House. 

The Tontine Hotel, on the corner of Court and Church Streets, has a most interest- 
ing history, having been erected about 1825 by a joint stock company, each of whose 
shares bore the name of a person, and were forfeited by the holder to the company 
upon the death of that person, who was called the nominee. It is, in fact, nothing else 
than a lottery founded on human life. There were originally two hundred and forty- 
three nominees ; now after sixty years, the number has dwindled down to about one 
hundred. When it reaches seven, the whole property will be divided among the 
fortunate holders of those shares. 

The two buildings belonging to the College, most frequented and admired by visitors, 
are the Art School and the Peabody Museum ; the tower of the Athenaeum affords an 
excellent view of the college grounds, and application to ascend it should be made ta 
the college inspector, Mr, Frank E. Hotchkiss, Room 2, Treasury Building, who takes 
pleasure in showing every courtesy to visitors. Visitors are also welcome to attend the 
services at the college chapel every week-day morning, at 8.10 A, M,, and on Sunday 
at 10.30 A, M., seats in the gallery being always open to them. 

The other most interesting points in the centre of the city are : the Noah Webster 
House, on the corner of Grove and Temple Streets, where the great lexicographer 
lived many years, and wrote a portion of his dictionary ; Hillhouse Avenue, probably 
one of the most beautiful public streets in America, with its wide borders of smooth 
lawn, magnificent arched elms, and the many elegant mansions on each side — among 
which are those of J. E. Sheffield, Professors Dana, Fisher, Farnam, Hoppin and 
Woolsey, Ex-President Porter, and the Hillhouse mansion at the farther end ; St. 
Mary's Church on Hillhouse Avenue, one of the largest and most beautiful Roman 
Catholic Churches in the State, erected of native granite, in 1875, ^*^^ $i5o>oo°; the 



NEW HAVEN, PAST AND PRESENT. qq 



Grove Street Cemetery, corner Grove and Prospect Streets, containing the graves of 
several Presidents of Yale, Admiral Foote, Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, and many other 
celebrated men ; the Sheffield Scientific School, on Grove Street, foot of College ; the 
Church of ihe Redeemer and the Hillhouse High School, on opposite corners of Wall 
and Orange Streets ; and the ancient mansion of Roger Sherman, on Chapel Street, 
opposite the campus, which was completed in 1770, and within whose walls Washino-ton, 
Lafayette, and many other celebrated men have partaken of the hospitahty of its 
renowned owner. 

Other points of interest, within walking distance of the Green, are the Benedict 
Arnold House, on Waicr Street, near Union, completed in 1772, and occupied by the 
traitor until a short time before the battle of Bunker Hill ; the Second Reo-iment 
Armory, on Meadow Street (this regiment having been judged, by one of the most 
competent authorities in the United States, to be equalled in organization and drill by 
no other in the country save the Seventh of New York) ; Evergreen Cemetery, at the 
western end of Sylvan Avenue, containing the Soldiers', Firemen's, and many other 
beautiful monuments ; the New Haven Hospital, on the corner of Congress Avenue 
and Cedar Street, consisting of several large buildings, the most recent having been 
erected in 1872, at a cost of $100,000, and considered one of the largest, best managed, 
and most widely beneficent institutions of the kind in the State ; and the New Haven 
Orphan Asylum, corner of Elm and Beers Streets, with the exception of the Hospital, 
the largest and most influential charity in the city. 

Many charming drives can be arranged to the more remote attractions of the city. 
One of the most popular is out Whitney Avenue and Orange Street to East Rock Park. 
The State Street horse cars also run out to the eastern end of the Rock. The emi- 
nence is about three hundred and fifty-four feet high, and is reached by a road rising 
by gradual and easy gradations. From the summit, a most magnificent view is obtained 
over the city to the Western and Southern Hills, out across the blue waters of the 
harbor and Sound; and on the north, to Mount Carmel and the Hanging Hills of 
Meriden. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, which has been recently erected on 
the highest point of the summit, is one of the most beautiful and costly in the country. 
Elaborate preparations for its dedication on June 17, 18S7, are being completed by the 
City Government. 

Another pleasant drive is often taken out Whalley Avenue, (past Hamilton Park 
and West River,) to West Rock, the highest of all New Haven's gigantic rock sentinels. 
Its height above the level of the sea is 405 feet, and the summit can only be reached 
by a foot-path on the east end, which is not very difficult of ascent. The line of the 
Fair Haven and Westville horse-cars also run to within a short distance of its foot. 
The outlook from the rock is most entrancing. Below nestles the village of Westville • 
to the east, the smaller eminences. Pine and Mill Rocks, lying between West and East 
Rocks j on the south-east lies New Haven, viewed in the most beautiful of all her 
aspects. On the north-eastern side of the summit is the famous Judges' Cave, where 
in colonial days the refugees from royal tyranny are believed to have taken refuge for 
some time. The spot is visited by thousands of admiring students and curiosity-seekers 
every year. 

Perhaps no other drive is more often enjoyed than that through Fair Haven, by way 
of East Chapel Street, along the eastern side of the harbor, down to the old Light House. 
On the way, Forts Hale and Wooster are passed, replete with many historic reminis- 
cences. Fort Wooster, about a mile out from the city, is a small earth-work, thrown up 



70 NEW HAVEN PAST AND PRESENT. 



during the War of 1812. Fort Hale, a mile further south, was originally a narrow- 
breastwork, first used in the Revolutionary War, when, on July 5th, 1779, nineteen 
brave Americans, with three cannon, held fifteen hundred British infantry in check for 
seveial hours. It was named in honor of the hero. Captain Nathan Hale. A brick 
fort and barrack were erected in 1809, which were garrisoned by sixty men in the war 
of 1S12. The fort was rebuilt, armed and garrisoned by the United States Govern- 
ment during the civil war, and will probably be the first point attended to, if the coast- 
protective movement reaches as far as New Haven. A mile further on, the old Light 
House is reached, and the vicinity at the extreme point of the harbor, with the old 
Morris House and the new Light House near at hand, is one of the most interesting in 
the city. By various other drives : out Prospect Street to Mill Rock, Whitney Avenue to 
Lake Whitney, West Chapel to the Yale Field, through West Haven to Savin Rock, 
and in fact in every direction through the city the visitor will discover new beauties 
of natural scenery and artistic decoration, which can only be appreciated by experience. 
It will take but a short time to convince a stranger that he is in a " Mecca " of beautiful 
cities, and that every surrounding harmonizes with the historic interest, the high culture 
of its citizens, as well as the commercial prosperity and importance for which New 
Haven is justly renowned. 



MAYORS OF THE CITY OF NEW IIAVEiN. 

Hon. ROGER SHERMAN, from Feb. 10, 1784 to 1793 

Hon. SAMUEL BISHOP, from A\x\r. 19, 1793 to 1803 

Hon. ELIZUR GOODRICH, : from Sept. 1, 1803 to 1822 

Hon. GEORGE HOADLY from June 4, 1822 to 1826- 

Hon. SIMEON BALDWIN, from June 6, 1826 to 1827 

Hon. WILLIAM BRISTOL, from June 5, 1827 to 18l8 

Hon. DAVID DAGGETT, from June 2, 1828 to 1830 

Hon. RALPH I. INGERSOLL, from June 1, 18.30 to 1831 

Hon. DENNIS KIMBERLY from June 7, 1831 to 1832 

Hon. EBENEZEll SEELEY, from June 5, 1832 to 1833 

Hon. DENNIS KIMBERLY from June 4, 1833. [Dec!.] 

Hon. NOYES DARLING from June 10, 1833 to 1834 

Hon. henry C. FLAGG, from June 3, 1834 to 1839 

Hon. SAMUEL J. HITCHCOCK, from June 3, 1839 to 1842 

Hon. PHILIP S. GALPIN, from June 6, 1842 to 1846 

Hon. henry PECK, from June 1, 1846 to 18.50 

Hon. AARON N. SKINNER, from June 3, 1850 to 1854 

Hon. CHAUNCEY JEROME, from June 5, 1854 to 1855 

Hon. ALFRED BLACKMAN, from June 4, 1855 to 1856 

Hon. PHILIP S. GALPIN, from June 2, 1856 to 18C0 

Hon. HARMANUS M. WELCH, from June 4, 1860 to 1863 

Hon. MORRIS TYLER, from June 2, 1863 to 1865 

Hon. ERASTUS SCRANTON, from June 6, 1865 to 1866 

Hon. LUCIEN W. SPERRY, from June 5, 1866 to 1869 

Hon. WILLIAM FITCH, from June 1, 1869 to 1870 

Hon. henry G. LEWIS, from June 7, 1870 to 1877 

Hon. WILLIAM R. SHELTON, from Jan. 1, 1877 to 1879 

Hon. HOBART B. BIGELOW, from Jan. 1, 1879 to 1881 

Hon. JOHN B. ROBERTSON, from Jan. 1, 1881 to 1883 

Hon. henry G. LEWIS, from Jan. 1, 1883 to 1885- 

Hon. GEORGE F. HOLCOMB, from Jan. 1, 1885 to 1887 

Hon. SAMUEL A. YORK, from Jan. 1, 1887. 



LEiDlM MSliSS Ml OF HEW HAIEI. 



WN the following pages will be found a brief review of the principal Business 
M firms of New Haven. While the majority are old established houses and 
leaders in every sense of the word, we have mentioned others who though 
recently established, are, through their enterprise and ability deserving of notice. 
We commend these firms as a whole, to the favorable attention of all into 
whose hands this volume may fall, believing that they well represent the Business 
interests of the leading City in the State. 



Brooks & Co., Hatters and Furriers, 742 Chap- 
el Street, corner State. — A close student of hu- 
man nature can by scrutinizing a man's face, 
judge something of his character. A hat well 
adapted to the face of the 
particular individual wear- 
ing it, adds greatly to his 
appearance. In few 
branches of trade have 
such improvements been 
made as in gentlemen's 
head-wear. The hats com- 
ing from a first-class mod- 
ern e-tablishment, give to 
the wearer a certain style 
which cannot be attained 
by wearing inferior goods. 
Appreciating thoroughlj' 
the wants of a first-class 
trade, and bj^ thoughtful attention to the ever- 
changing styles, Brooks & Co., Chapel street 
(corner State), have met with success from the 
first. This enterprise— the oldest in its line in 
the city — was started by Collins & Co. in 1846, 
suceeeded by Bradley & Pratt, and later by C. A. 
Bradley. In 1874. the present proprietor, Mr. 
Edwin A. Brooks— under the firm name of 
Brooks & Co., assumed control. Mr. Brooks is 
a native of Bethany, Conn., and as his success 
indicates, is a man of foresight, thoroughly con- 
versant with every feature and detail of his busi- 
ness. His English hats, for which he enjoys a 
large and select trade, are imported directly 




from the leading London manufacturers. He is 
also sole agent tor the leading American hatters 
— Messrs. Dunlap & Co. , of New York— whose 
goods are too well known to need further com- 
ment at our hands. 

In the Fur Department are kept a varied as- 
sortment of Seal Skin Sacques, Muffs, and Pale- 
tots; also the same styles in English Seal Plush. 
Fur Trimmings, Wolf and other Fur Robes. 

Trunks and Satchels form another well stocked 
department, and one of the largest lines of these 
goods in the city will be found here. Umbrellas 
in Silk, Alpaca, Gloria and Gingham, are also 
offered in great variety, with Natural Slicks, or 
mounted with Gold, Silver or Horn handles. 

The Glove Department is also well stocked 
with Kid, Buck, Dogskin, Wool, Sealskin, and 
Beaver. 

The premises occupied comprise four floors, 
and the store, which is one of the finest in New 
Haven, is thoroughly fitted up and appointed — 
handsome fixtures and general equipments, with 
attractive show windows, affording an exceed- 
ingly fine display. Ten experienced and atten- 
tive assistants are employed, and altogether a 
very fine business is done. 

Mr. Brooks is well and favorably known in com- 
mercial circles and in social lite, and his success is 
but a natural consequence. He is a Free Mason, 
a member of the American Legion of Honor, and 
the Improved Order of Bed Men, and belongs to 
the Grand Army, having enlisted with one of the 
first volunteer regiments from this State. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA YEN. 



F. M. Brown & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, 
Chapel, Gregson and Center Streets. — The high 
character and standing of the leading dry goods 
houses in New Haven render this particular 
branch of trade a most noticeable feature of com- 
mercial ^ct ivity. It would be an arduous and 
well-nigh impossible task to compute the value 
of the various articles which are annually sold by 
our dry goods merchants and dealers, and, ex- 
tensive as the trade now is, it is increasing year 
by year. Without any manner of doubt the firm 
transacting the largest volume of business in dry 
goods in this city is that of F. M. Brown & Co. , 
who occupy large and commodious premises 
abutting on Chapel, Gregson and Center streets. 
Tlie primary start in this business was made in 
1879. The original co-partnership which existed 
was continued for three years. In 1882 a change 
took place, and the concern adopted the name 
which it now bears. The present members of 
the firm are Messrs. F. M. BrovTU and D. S. 
Gamble, both of whom are practically and in- 
timately acquainted with all the "ins" and 
" outs " of the business in which they are en- 
gaged, and in which they have been so success- 
ful. Their store is one of the largest in the city, 
and in it is displayed what is considered by com- 
petent judges to be the very finest assortment of 
dry goods obtainable. Both a wholesale and re- 
tail trade is transacted, the firm's patrons being 
drawn not only from the city of New Haven and 
the State, but from distant parts of the whole 
country. The number of employes is 130, a 
force which is, of course, largely augmented dur- 
ing the busy seasons. 

Owing to their rapidly increasing trade Messrs. 
Brown & Co. have just completed an addition to 
their store of a second floor, 150x50 I'eet. This 
is to be retached by staircases in the rear of the 
present store, also by an elegant elevator run by 
electricity (the only one of the kind in the city). 
On this floor will be found their millinery, 
cloak and suit and underwear departments. 

Botli partners are popular in commercial cir- 
cles, noted for their honorable methods and 
sterling integrity, and well merit the great de- 
gree of success which has rewarded their efforts. 

John R. Garlock, Dealer in Stoves, Fnrnaces, 
Ranges and Tinware, Plumbing, Gas and Steam 
Fitting. Estimates furnished to Builders. 217 
State Street. — This is one of the leading stores of 
the kind in the city of New Haven. The 
business was established originally in 1858. Mr. 
Garlock, the present enterprising and popular 
propriet(u- succeeded to the business in 1881, and 
has rapidly gained a large number of customers. 
The premises occupied, which are located at 217 
State street, comprise two floors, each 25x75 feet 
in dimensions, and these are filled with a large 
stock of Stoves, Furnaces, and Ranges 
of all kinds, among which will be found the 
most celebrated manufacturers. The department 
devoted to Tinware is complete in every respect, 
and goods will be found of first class quality and 
at reasonable prices. Plumbing and Gas and 
Steam Fitting in all their branches are executed 
in a fii'st-class manner. A force of some eight or 
ten skilled hands are given employment by this \ 
enterprising house, and a fine jobbing and retail j 
trade is transacted. I 



Mr. John R. Garlock is a native of New York 
State, and was Captain of the Second New Jer- 
sey Volunteers during our late war. He is an 
energetic, enterprising gentleman, and one whom 
New Haven may feel proud in claiming as one 
of her citizens. 




E. S. Osborn, Dealer in Hats, Trunks and 
Bags, 91 Church Street. — There is nothing more 
noticeable about a gentleman's attire than his hat 
and no matter how well dressed he may be in 
other respects, should the hat worn be old and 
shabby the entire effect of his attire is spoiled. 
Thus is it evident that to be well dressed in every 
respect one should patronize a hatter of estab- 
lished reputation. In this connection we would 
refer to the well-known establishment of E. S. 
Osborn, at 91 Church street, whose attractive 
store is well-filled with a fine assortment of silk 
hats, felt goods, soft hats, straw goods in their 
season, and also uniform hats and caps. Here 
prompt and polite attention is accorded to every 
customer, while the price charged will be found 
very reasonable. This store is one of the leading 
concerns of the kind in New Haven as well as 
the oldest hat store in the city. This flourishing 
business was started by Giles Mansfield upwards 
of fifty years ago. 

In 1879 the present proprietor, Mr. E. S. Osborn, 
succeeded N. W. Mansfield and from that date 
the store has been most successfully conducted, 
the trade being very extensive and steadily in- 
creasing. 

The store is finely equipped with attractive 
show windows, etc., and a full stock is carried. 
Mr. Osborn is the agent for the celebrated " Mil- 
ler" hats of New York, the lines comprising hats 
and caps of every description and an excellent 
selection of umbrellas, canes, gloves, trunks, 
bass, etc. ]\Ir. E. S. Osborn (who is sole pro- 
prietor) is a uMtive of New Haven, a gentlemen 
of push and sound judgment and thorougldy ac- 
quainted witli tiie wants of his many customers. 



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CHAPEL STREET, OPPOSITE YALE UNIVERSITY. 



Halsted & Harmount, Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in Hard Wood and Pine Lumber, 109 
Water Street. — The constantly improving facili- 
ties which New Haven is receiving in its railroad 
and water communications is tending to make 
this a leading market for lumber supplies, not 
only to the builder, but to the many different 
classes of manufactures with their varied wants. 

They supply the clock maker his pine box- 
boards, his white-wood, black-walnut and cher- 
ry. The carriage-maker finds in this market his 
wide cofich panels, one-half of an inch thick and 
up to forty inches in width, and all so perfect 
that it would almost seem as if the great Creator 
knew the carriage coach makers would want this 
wide stock, and so grew the great trees which 
these come from in the forests of Indiana and 
West Virginia. Ash and oak also form an im- 
portant part in the building of„ carriages and 
heavy trucks, and in many otUer branches of 
work also. All these different woods can be 
found in the New Haven market, and in no other 
yard can they be found in such varied assortment 
as in the yard of Halsted & Harmount, the whole- 
sale and retail hard-wood and pine lumber deal- 
ers of 109 Water street. Their yard covers an 
entire block and presents the largest stock in the 
city. Their storage sheds are both commodious 
and ample, and are filled with shingles, clap- 
boards, and pine lumber of all kinds. Their black 
walnut stock is the finest we have seen in its clear- 



ness and width, and from one-half to four inches 
in thickness. They also point with pride to their 
large assortment of cherry from Pennsylvania, 
and assert that softer quality of wood or that 
which has more freedom from gum spots can not 
be found anywhere; and then we were impressed 
with the neatness and order that everywhere pre- 
vailed. Their stock looks as if it were taken 
care of in every sense of the word, and all moves 
as quietly as though it were run by machinery. 
In fact, their reputation is such for well-seasoned 
and choice stock that it is becoming proverbial on 
the street that "if Halsted & Harmount haven't it 
we do not know where you will find it." 

Andrew C. Halsted, Samuel Ailing and Henry 
P. Ailing were the founders of this concern, in 
1868. The Ailing Brothers are now dead and 
just a year before the decease of Henry P. Ailing 
in 1882, Adonirara J. Harmount entered the firm 
and today with Mr. Halsted represents this 
present firm. The ripe age of Mr. Halsted, with 
his years of business experience, dating back for 
more than half a century, fit him for the wise 
counselor of this growing and prosperous firm. 
A. J. Harmount is a younger man, yet he has 
evinced in all his dealings and direct manage- 
ment of the affairs of this firm, tact and discre- 
tion that have won him the commendation and 
approval of heads of the trade whose years are 
many more than his. It is with pleasure that 
we commend these gentlemen to our readers. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Bunnell & Scranton, Bankers and Brokers, 732 
and 734 Chapel St. — Influential and responsible 
banking houses sustain the most important rela- 
tions to the financial economy of the country, be- 
ing the agencies for transacting governmental, cor- 
porate and individual Interests. That the lead- 
ing banking and brokerage concerns of New Ha- 
ven are as stable and secure as those of any other 
city in the United States there can be no doubt. 
As an example of what character and personal 
qualities can do for men of business it is only 
necessary to refer to the firm of Bunnell & Scran- 
ton, whose finely fitted up office is located at No. 
732 and 734 Chapel street. Originally the busi- 
ness was set on foot by Mr. Henry H. Bunnell in 
1861. In 1864 he associated himself with Mr. 
Miles H. Goodyear and continued under the firm 
name of H. H. Bunnell & Co., until the retire- 
ment of Mr. Goodyear, tbitee years later. From 
1867 to 1873 the business was conducted by Mr. 
Bunuell alone. On January 1st, 1873, Mr. Chas. 
N. Scranton entered the firm and it was then 
changed to the present title of Bunnell & Scran- 
ton. Mr. Bunnell, it should be stated, is a mem- 
ber of tiie New York Stock Exchange. 

They transact a general banking and broker- 
age business all over the United States, being 
connected by means of private telegraph wires 
with all the large cities, such as New York, Chi- 
cago, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash- 
ington. Tlieir facilities, in fact, are as complete 
as they possibly can be. They buy and sell on 
commission, for cash or on margin, all kinds of 
stocks, bonds, government and other securities. 
Botli members of the firm have long been re- 
garded as recognized authorities in financial cir- 
cles. Both have won the confidence of the lead- 
ing business men in tlie city, treating their cus- 
tomers' interests as identical with their own and 
abundantly deserving the success with which 
they have met. 

S. D. Miller & Co., Wholesale Flour Dealers, 

15 Custom House Square and 190-192 Water 
Street. — Tliis firm rank among the leading deal- 
ers in flour in this section. The premises oc- 
cupied at 15 Custom House square and 190 and 
192 Water street are commodious and compri.se 
four floors, 100x20 feet each, in a brick building. 
The goods handled comprise the following varie- 
ties: Minneapolis New Process, Rochester Os- 
wego, Quincy, St. Louis and Indianapolis flour; 
also Graham and oatmeal, corn and rye flour and 
a full line of hay, potatoes and apples. Every 
article handled by this firm will be found just as 
ri'presented. and satisfaction will be given in 
every case. The facilities of this firm for the ful- 
fillment of orders are not excelled by any other 
liousein the trade. Since the establishment of this 
firm in 1856 its trade has grown year by year, un- 
til now its customers are to be found all over this 
and adjoining States, and the business increases 
in volume every year. The prices quoted by 
this house will be found most favorable, while the 
goods offered are not excelled. 

In addition to their large trade in flour, tliis 
firm have also an immense carriage and omnibus 
factory in Quincy, 111. Here from 150 to 200 
hands find constant emplo5'ment. The buildings 
cover over an acre in extent, and are supplied 
with improved machinery, operated by powerful 



steam engines. The vehicles built by this pro- 
gressive house find their way to every section of 
the country, particularly the Northwest, and are 
unsurpassed for utility, durability and general 
excellence. All the members of the firm are en- 
terprising business men, well and favorably 
known in both financial and social circles. Mr. 
S. D. Miller resides in this city and manages the 
flour department, the other gentlemen of the firm, 
E. M. Miller and E. H. Todd, are at Quincy, 111., 
and conduct the extensive carriage business. 

Robert B. Bradley & Co.'s Agricultural 
Warehouse, 406 to 414 State Street, and 102 to 
108 Court Street. — One of the oldest and most 
influential houses in New Haven is that of Rob- 
ert B. Bradley &Co., who originated the business 
in 1858. The location is at Nos. 406 to 414 State 
street, and 102-108 Court St., where four floors are 
occupied, 115x50 feet in dimensions. The stock 
embraces agricultural and horticultural imple- 
ments and machines, fertilizers of all leading 
kinds, ice* tools, and grindstones, staple wooden 
ware, baskets, brooms, brushes, cordage, carpet 
sweepers, wringers, etc., etc. The establishment 
is known as "The New Haven Agricultural 
Warehouse," and rightly deserves the name, as it 
represents the productions of the best known 
manufacturers. Owing to their long experience, 
they are enabled to make very close and profit- 
able arrangements for securing their stock, and 
thereby are enabled to offer inducements to their 
customers. Their trade is both of a wholesale 
and retail character throughout the city and State. 
Employment is given to a dozen capable and 
efficient assistants. 

Mclntyre, Magulre & Co., Importers, Job- 
bers, and Retailers of Foreign and Domestic 
Dry Goods, No. 837 Cliapel Street. — No branch 
of commerce in New Haven, or, in fact, iu 
any large city, is of such great importance as 
the dry goods" trade, and it is safe to assert, both 
I as regards capital invested and distinguished en- 
j QTgy and enterprise, the members of this business 
! as a body excel all others. In this connection it 
I is our desire to direct the attention of the reader 
and the general public to the reliable house of 
; Messrs. Mclntyre, Maguire & Co., importers, 
jobbers, and retailers of foreign and domestic 
dry goods. This business was established in 
1882, and the firm, until last September, was 
i known as Proctor, Maguire & Co. In the 
month mentioned, it was changed as at present. 
The gentlemen of whom the firm is composed 
have all liad great experience, and are thoroughly 
conversant with every feature and detail of the 
dry goods business. The premises occupied are 
verycommodious, and are fully stocked with a 
splendid assortment of domestic and foreign 
dry goods, which for extent, quality, variety and 
general excellence, are surpassed by but few 
other first-class houses engaged in the same line. 
No less than 63 hands find here constant employ- 
ment in attending to the wants of the firm's 
patrons, the trade extending all over the State of 
Connecticut. The characteristics which regulate 
the policy of this reliable house are such as to 
entitle it to universal consideration, and the 
inducements offered areof tlie most advantageous 
description. All orders are promptly filled. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW UA VEN. 



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English & Mersick, Importers, Manufacturers 
and Dealers in Carriage Goods, Nos. 70, 73 and 
74 Crown Street. — A house wliich for more than 
a quarter of a century has maintained a promi 
cent place among the successful industrial enter- 
prises of New Haren is that of Messrs. English 
<fe Mersick, importers, manufacturers and dealers 



in Carriage Goods, Nos. 70, 72 and 74 Crown St. 
This reputable firm was organized for business 
in 1860, and from the begiunmg energy and pro- 
gression has characterized the management. 

The premises of Messrs. English & Mersick 
comprise two large four-story buildings, 60x100 
feet and 50x80 feet in dimensions respectively. 




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-equipped throughout with improved labor saving 
machinery, with a 60 horse-power engine as the 
■motor, and from fifty to seventy-five workmen 
and clerks are required in the conduct of the 
business. The firm are among the leading whole- 
sale dealers in and manufacturers and importers of 
carriage goods of every description, including 
the latest designs and styles of carriage hardware 



and trimmings for carriage builders' purposes, 
and the facilities of the house for supplying the 
most desirable merchandise at bottom prices are 
unsurpassed by any competitors in the United 
States, and carriage manufacturers throughout 
the country find themselves in every way ad- 
vantaged by placing their orders with this old 
I and reliable concern. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN 



C. Cowles & Co., Manufactiiiers of Childreu's 
Carriages and Conch Trimmings of Every De- 
scription, 47 and 49 Orange Street. — A notable 
house in this city is the enterprise successfully 
conilucted by Messrs. C. Cowles & Co., manufac- 
turers of trimmings for children's carriages and 
of coach trimmings of every description. The 
extensive factory of this firm is centrally located 
at Nos. 47 and 49 Orange street, the premises 
comprising the large fivestory building, 90 feet 
in front and 200 feet in depth, with two L's form- 
ing three sides of a square. The establishment 
throughout is equipped in the most complete 
manner with the latest improved labor saving 
machinery, operated by a steam engine of 
60 horse power, and about 125 skilled workmen 
find constant employment with this well known 
house. Tlus gigantic enterprise was founded in 
1838 by Messrs. Cornwell & Cowles, and was 
afterwards known as Judson, Cornwell & Cowles. 
It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 
1855, under the present style, and w^ith abund- 
ance of capital and imder able management, the 
trade of the house has attained colossal propor- 
tions. The operations of the house extend to all 
parts of the United States and Canada, and the 
concern has a national reputation for the superior 
quality of their merchandise. 

The officers of the company are as follows: 
President, Ruel P. Cowles; treasurer, T. T. 
Welles; secretary F. L. Cowles; all of whom are 
business men of sterling worth, and of high 
standing in business circles. 

The output of this cmpany comprises almost 
everything novel and desirable in carriage trim- 
mings, and among the patrons of the house are 
numbered some of the largest jobbers in this line 
of merchandise, and many of the most extensive 
coach and carriage manufacturers in the United 
Stales. 

The Mechanics Bank, corner Church and Cen- 
ter Streets. — This solid and reliable institution is 
the oh'est State bank in New Haven, having 
been incorporated in 1824, and for more than 
sixty years it has exerted a most beneficent influ- 
ence in fiuRnce, in trade and manufacturing cir- 
cles, the three great interests upon whicii the 
wealth and commercial supremacy of the city de- 
pends. Its ready aid to all deserving enter- 
pri^•es, its policy of loaning money in this com- 
munity rather than seeking outside investment, 
has identified it most distinctly with New Haven 
interests and intrenched the old bank securely in 
the esteem and confidence of business men. 

The capital slock of the bank is $300,000, and 
the surplus, aggregating $50,000, not including 
undivided profits, is conclusive proof of the ex- 
cellent management of its affairs. The deposits, 
which average $300,000, are evidence of the con- 
fidence of the community in the condition of 
this institution, and the average discounts during 
the year, reaching $500,000, is the measure of 
the usefulness of the bank in aiding the inaugu- 
ration and conduct of business in this city. 

The officers of the bank are: President, Chas. 
S. Leete; Vice-President, John P. Tultle; Cash- 
ier, Chas. H. Trowbridge; and these efficient 
officers, with Thomas R. Trowbridge, Edwin F. 
Mersick, .Joel A. Sperry, Ruel P. Cowles, Maier 
Zunder, Oliver S. White and Franklin H. Hart, 



comprise the board of directors. Prudence, sa- 
gacity and intelligence characterize the conduct 
of the bank's affairs, and in the sure foundation 
of business integrity and liberal methods the in- 
stitution has been firmly established, not only in 
the regard and friendly wishes of patrons at 
home, but of its many correspondents abroad. 
The business center of New Haven has changed 
since forty j^ears ago when this bank built for 
itself on State street a building considered at that 
time a model of bank architecture. 

And so to meet the requirements of business it 
purchased and re fitted the property on the cor- 
ner of Church and Center streets, a location un- 
equaled for public convenience in the city. The 
banking room is a gem in its arrangements and 
finish, with tiled floors and walls, embossed ceil- 
ings, marble vestibule, with counter finished in 
oak, bronze lattice work and beveled plate glass 
— here indeed is a certain blending of color and 
material which impresses one by its simple solid- 
ity and elegance — easily enabling New Haven to- 
claim the model banking room in the East. 

While the plans of the bank were being ma- 
tured it was suggested that the location was per- 
fect for something that New Haven had long 
needed — a safe deposit company. Here was a 
rich city of about 80,000 people, without a place 
to keep its "wealth, and so obliged to resort to th& 
unsafe, inconvenient and irresporsible bank 
vault. The bank's plans were modified and a 
place made with entrance through its banking 
room for a safe deposit company. Accordingly 
the Mcrcatitile Safe Deposit Company was or- 
ganized. Capital $50,000, with privilege of$200,- 
000. Its officers are: Thos. li. Trowbridge, Jr. ^ 
president; Oliver S. White, vice-president; Chas. 
H. Trowbridge, secretary and treasurer; Direc- 
tors — H. C. Kingslej^ Daniel Trowbridge, Chas^ 
S. Leete, Max Adler, Thos. R. Trowbridge, Jr., 
Oliver S. White, John E. Earle, John P. Tuttle,, 
Joel A. Sperry, E. G. Stoddard, Jas. D Dewell. 

These companies are now being organized in 
all the larger cities, for the time has gone by" 
when private safes in one's own house or office- 
can be trusted as depositories for bonds, certifi- 
cates of stock, coin, bank bills, plate or jewelry. 
Burglary has attained to the rank of a profession, 
and the thief is ever on the alert to overcome the 
obstacles placed in his way. Many of the mod- 
ern and expensive inventions in locks and metals- 
are due to the safe deposit companies. The 
economical protection of wealth is becoming 
more and more a subject of grave interest. A 
desire for perfect safety at the least cost brought 
the safe deposit companies into existence. Their 
prosperity and the fact that not one of them has- 
ever been robbed, or even an attempt made to do 
so, shows that the precautions taken by these 
companies have been successful. The Mercan- 
tile Safe Deposit Company have not spared ex- 
pense to make their depository safe. The ad- 
vantage of location and its openness to outside 
inspection are elements of security. The situa- 
tion of the office renders any stealthy or sudden 
theft impossible. The night patrol with other 
safeguards not prudent to mention place this 
company's vault among the very strongest in the 
country. Its light and pleasant coupon rooms 
will be found very convenient. Fire c^n make 
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«afes are moderate, being from $5 to $60 a year. 
There are no duplicate keys held by the com- 
pany. No safe-holder can open his safe without 
the "assistance of the vault attendant. No two 
locks are alike. The renter of a safe can appoint 
•on tlie books of the company a deputy to act in 
his place. The number of ladies taking care of 
their own property is constantly increasing, and 
to tliem this institution offers a convenient place 
for the transaction of business and absolute se- 
curity for their papers, diamonds, jewelry, etc. 
The terms for special deposits are liberal. For 
•coupon securities, including bank bills, $3 per 
-$1,000; registered securities, $1 per $1,000; wills 
for life, $5, wills for year, $1; deeds, mortgages, 
etc., $1; savings bank books, per year, $1. 

This company invites the public to visit and 
see i's methods of business, that the absolute se- 
curity and great convenience it offers may be as 
widely linown as possible. 

Almost every one who reads this may find this 
institution beneficial to self or to some friend. 

F. S. Bradley & Co., Manufacturers and 
Dealers in Paper, Twine and Hardware, 294 te 
803 State Street. — Few branches of trade in the 
United States are of greater importance than that 
of manufacturing and dealing in hardware, pa- 
per and twine, and few demand more ability, 
foresight and close discrimination to attain suc- 
cessful results than this line of business. The 
enormous interests involved, the extent of its 
operations and the large number to whom it af- 
fords employment, impart to it an interest and 
importance which does not attach to other com- 
mercial pursuits. Here in New Haven no house 
in this particular line has a higher reputation or 
has given more uniform satisfaction to those who 
have had business relations with it than that of 
Messrs. F. S. Bradley & Co. , whose immense es- 
tablishment takes in the whole of one of the 
large buildings from 294 to 303 State street. 
The building comprises five floors, each measur- 
ing 120x65 feet, and here is carried a full and 
complete stock of everything in th6 shape of 
general hardware, paper and twine, the paper de- 
partment including manilia paper, tissue, glazed, 
"hardware," book, news, colored medium, and 
all general lines for printing and wrapping. Of 
twines they have always on hand, or manufac- 
ture to order, all descriptions of cotton, flax, hemp. 
Jute, tarred, etc. The firm are very extensive 
dealers in every description of hardware, in 
which line they transact an extensive business, 
both wholesale and retail. Established in 1866 
and conducted ever since its inception on sound, 
honest principles, combined with great business 
•capacity and ability this firm quickly won a way 
for itself to the front rank in the trade, and at 
the present time enjoys a degree of prosperity 
and patronage second to none. Messrs. F. S. 
Bradley and Oscar Dikeman, the copartners, 
are both men of energy and enterprise, as the 
success attained by them fully and amplj^ attests, 
Mr. F. S. Bradley, the senior member of the 
firm, being President of the Yale National Bank, 
the active management of this immense business 
is in charge of Mr. Oscar Dikeman, the junior 
partner. Messrs. Bradley & Co., removed in 
November, 1886, from 413 State, where they had 
been for twenty years. 



Leigh & Prindle, Ready-Made Clothing, 813 
Cliapel Street. — The business of this firm, 
although only founded some six years ago, 
has already assumed proportions fully equal 
to those of any of its contemporaries. The 
premises occupied are commodious and ample, 
while the stock is displayed in an attrac- 
tive and tasteful manner. The salesrooms, 
presided over by six experienced and cour- 
teous salesmen, are fitted up in an elegant 
manner, with every convenience for the comfort 
of patrons in the way of dressing-rooms, large 
mirrows, etc. An inspection of the goods in 
stock reveals the fact that the very finest produc- 
tions of American and European woolen mills 
are employed in the manufacture of the suits 
etc., displayed, and that all are made up with the 
same care and attention as in the case of custom 
work by the best merchant tailors. The range 
of sizes is designed to fit all varieties of the hu- 
man form, while the grades of style and quality 
are sufficient to meet the demands of the most ex- 
acting and fastidious. Messrs. Leigh & Prindle 
are highly esteemed by the community for their 
ability and probity, and give their personal su- 
pervision to all tbe business of their establish- 
ment, thereby insuring perfect content on the 
part of their numerous patrons, who are drawn 
from within a radius of fifty miles of New Ha- 
ven. The policy upon which their business is 
conducted is characterized by liberality and the 
careful fostering of the interests of their patrons, 
so that transactions once entered into with this 
house may be not only pleasant for the time be- 
ing, but of a permanent nature. Owing to their 
increasing trade this firm have recently added a 
second store adjoining, which gives them an ad- 
ditional floorage of 75x18 feet. All filled with one 
of the choicest assortments of ready-made clothes 
to be found in the country. 

Clark & Ives, Wholesale Dealers in Cotton 
and Woolen Rags, Paper Stock and Metals, 13, 
15, 17 and 31 Long Wharf. — There are few man- 
ufacturing processes so widely used and yet so 
little understood by the public as that by which 
soiled and unattractive rags are converted into 
paper of immaculate purity and snowy whiteness. 
A very large and important business is that done 
by those dealing in " paper-stock " as it is called, 
and it is a business which has enlisted the ser- 
vices of many of our most able men. One of the 
representative New Haven houses in this line of 
business is that of Clark & Ives, who are located 
at Nos. 13, 15, 17 and 31 Long Wharf. This 
firm was established in February, 1884, and suc- 
ceeded to the business of Dickinson & Co., who 
were located at the same place. An exclusively 
wholesale business is done in cotton and woolen 
rags, paper stock and metals, a very large and 
prosperous trade being enjoyed, necesstating the 
employment of twenty-five persons and the occu- 
pancy of two entire buildings, one containing 
three floors, each 65x35 feet in dimenions, and the 
other four floors, in area 65x45 feet. In addition 
to these buildings a large yard is also utilized, and 
the entire premises during business hours present 
a scene of bustling activity. The firm packs stand- 
ard grades of the stock in which they deal, and 
respectfully solicit correspondence. The firm 
constitutes Messrs. J. E. Clark and C. W. Ives. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



The Mallory, Wheeler Company, (Estab- 
lished 1834.) Slanufacturers of Door Locks, 
Latches, Knobs, Padlocks, Bronze Door Furni- 
ture, etc. New Haven, Conn., foot of Greene St. ; 
New York Office and Warehouse, No. 64 Reade 
Street. — Measured by that most certain of 
standards, success, this enterprise is one of 
the greatest of America's industries, and its 
growth and progress have kept even pace with 
the wonderful advancement made in art during 
the past half centur}^ The extensive works of 
the Mallory, Wheeler Company, on Greene street, 
are the outgrowth of the plant established in 
1834 by Messrs. Pierpont & Hotchkiss, who in 
1843 were succeeded by the lirm of Pierpont, 
Mallory & Co., and they in 1852 by Messrs. 
Davenport & Mallory. A few years later, on the 
death of Mr. Davenport, the style and title of the 
concern became Mallory, Wheeler & Co., and to 
fully meet the requirements of the vast trade de- 
veloped in home and foreign markets for their 
goods, the present joint-stock company was or- 
ganized and incorporated in 1884. With abun- 
dant resources and facilities for supplying the 
great demand for their goods, the manufacture 
of locks, latches, knobs and door furniture Las 
been continued on a scale of such proportions as 
to rank the company as the leading concern of 
the country in this branch of industrial enter- 
prise, and the ability, tact and prudence of the 
management have been fruitful of grand achieve- 
ment. The valuable plant is a model of com- 
pleteness, and the works comprise twenty-three 
large buildings, covering an area equ;il to a full 
city block, with a handsome office building facing 
Greene street, their New York ofiace and ware- 
house being at No. 64 Reade street. 

The establishment is throughout equipped 
with the most improved labor-saving machinery 
operated by several large steam engines, and 
when running at full capacity an average of 500 
workmen are employed in the numerous depart- 
ments. 

The Mallory, Wheeler Company are the lead- 
ing manufacturers of door locks and latches, 
knobs, padlocks and bronze door furniture in the 
United States, and the concern is famous for the 
superior quality and elegant styles and designs 
of their manufactures throughout the civilized 
world. 

Tlie officers are: President and Treasurer, 
Fred'k B. Mallory; Vice-President, Rukard B. 
Mallory; Assistant Treasurer, Wm. H. Andrews; 
Secretary, Fred'k G. Cooper, men whose stand- 
ing and business worth challenge the confidence 
of their trade and correspondents everj'where, 
and whose financial and executive ability are 
steadily extending the influence of the company 
and its now vast trade. 



The Thomas Ailing Co., Lumber Merchants, 
136 East Water Street, foot of Olive.— As old in 
honors as in years this leading lumber house has 
long been one of the trade landmarks of New 
Haven, and the prestige and influence of the con- 
cern has steadily increased with the lapse of 
years. The business now conducted by The 
Thomas Ailing Co. was established nearly half a 
century ago by Messrs. Leonard, Pardee & Co., 
who, in 1867, were succeeded by the firm of G. 



& T. Ailing. Tlie existing stock company was 
organized and incorporated in 1886, and fhe en- 
terprise inaugurated in 1843 at this time has at- 
tained proportions almost colossal. The office 
and extensive yards of the company are situate 
on East Water street, at the foot of Olive street, 
the latter occupying the entire block between 
Olive and Brewery streets, and covering an area 
of nearly seven acres. Six large two-story build- 
ings are occupied for storage and the manufac- 
ture of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, etc. , the 
factory being equipped with the best'woodwork- 
ing machinery in use, driven by a steam engine 
of 150 horse-power. A force of sixty workmen 
are employed by the company in this depart- 
ment and the concern possesses unsurpassed fa- 
cilities for supplying all kinds of rough and 
dressed lumber, frames, doors, blinds, mould- 
ings, etc. , in all the latest styles, and of superior 
quality, at lowest market prices, and for the ex- 
ecution of orders for planing, wood-turning, 
scroll sawing, etc.. at short notice. Estimates 
are made and contracts faithfully performed by 
the company, and the honorable methods, 
promptitude and worth of the management chal- 
lenges universal commendation and confidence. 

The death of the lamented i\Ir. Thomas Ailing 
in October, 1888, devolved upon Mr. J. Gibb 
Smith the duties of secretary and treasurer and 
also those of president, and in this dual capacity 
lie has well and faithfully discharged his impor- 
tant trusts, and while the death of the president 
was a matter of deepest regret, involving the loss 
of one of the best known of New Haven's lion- 
ored business men, the important interests of the 
corporation, in the keeping of Mr. Smith, are 
well and faithfully subserved, and the reputation 
of the concern is maintained unimpaired and its. 
usefulness unaffected. 



Yale National Bank, 745 Chapel Street, New 
Haven. ^ — Under the name of the Qninnipiac Bank 
this institution was incorporated as a State bank 
in 1853, and under its present corporate name 
and style it was organized under the national 
banking laws in 1865. 

From its inception to the present the affairs of 
the bank have been managed with consummate 
ability and prudence, and its condition inspires 
the utmost confidence. 

The capital stock is $750,000 and the surplus,, 
not including undivided profits amounts to $133,- 
000, a showing which unmistakably attests the 
integrity and worth of the management. 

The building of the bank is large and imposing 
and the institution occupies the entire first floor, 
the rooms being equipped in the most tasteful 
manner and with every convenience for transac- 
tion and dispatch of business. 

The officers of the bank are: President, F. S. 
Bradley; Cashier, J. A. Richardson; who with 
Messrs. H. S. Dawson, C. L. English, J. M. Ma- 
son, H. B. Ives, J. H. Leeds, E. S. Greeley, 
George F. Holcomb and George O. Cruttenden, 
constitute the board of directors. 

This list represents many of the leading capi- 
talists, manufacturers and merchants of New 
Haven, and their standing and worth unmistak- 
ably confirms the popular faith in the stability 
and reliability of the bank. 



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The National Tradesmens Bank, 78 Orange 
Street, New Haven.— The National Tradesmens 
Bank of New Haven has long taken a leading 
place among the substantial financial institutions 
of New England. 

It was organized as the Tradesmen's Bank of 
New Haven in 1855, under the laws of Connec- 
ticut, and was re-organized under the national 
banking laws in 18()5. The bank have commo- 
dious apartments, occupying the entire building 
78 Orange street, in their banking business. The 
appearance of the premises are in perfect keep- 
ing with the excellent management of the impor- 
tant business. The capital stock of the bank is 
$300,000, and the surplus fund, exclusire of un- 
divided profits, aggregating $150,000, attests in 
an unmistakable manner the masterly manage- 
ment of affairs. 

The statement published November 18, 1886, 
shows the total assets to be $1,150,059.31, and 
the deposits during the year averaged nearly half 
a million, an evidence of the full confidence re- 
posed in the officers and the sound condition of 
the institution. 

The officers of the bank are as follows : Presi- 
dent, M. G. Elliott; Vice-President, George A. 
Butler; Cashier, Wm. T. Field; Directors— Geo. 
A. Butler, M. G. Elliott, A. L. Kidston, A. W. De 
Forest, Stephen B. Butler, Hobt. A. Brown, Chas. 
L. Mitchell, and Frank H. Hooker. The Vice- 
President, Mr. Geo. A. Butler, is a sound banker 
of twenty-five years experience, and is well-known 
as a writer on financial and economic questions. 

Mr. Mitchell is one of the most influential 
members of Congress and represenls the Second 
District of Connecticut, and the list of directors 
■comprises some of the most substantial capitalists 
and successful business men of the city. 

Tke George Alling's Sons' Company, Suc- 
cessors to George Ailing & Son, Wholesale and 
Retail Lumber Merchants. Southern Pine Tim- 
ber and Flooring a specialty. Manufacturers of 
Mouldings. Planing and Saw Mill, Wood Turn- 
ing and" Scroll Sawing; Black Walnut, Ash, 
Maple, Cherry, Whitewood, Mahogany, &c., 100 
East Water Street, New Haven, Conn.— No care- 
ful review of the lumber trade of New Haven, 
its rise and progress, would be complete without 
special reference to the widely known and reli- 
able concern, the George Alling's Sons' Company, 
whose offices are situated at No 100 East Water 
street. And in this connection it may be as well 
to call attention to the fact that few branches of 
trade in the United States are of greater import- 
ance than the handling of lumber, and few 
demand more ability, foresight, and close dis- 
crimination to attain successful results. The 
company in question succeeded the old established 
firm of George Ailing & Son, and no house in 
the trade maintains a higher reputation, or has 
rendered more uniformly satisfactory services to 
those having business relations with it. The 
business, which is both wholesale and retail, is 
very extensive, is steadily increasing, and affords 
constant employment to quite a large number of 
hands. The yards in which the large stocks of 
lumber are stored are spacious and commodious 
in every respect, and contain a valuable assort- 
ment, including Southern pine timber and floor- 
ing, of which a specialty is made; North Carolina 



pine ceiling and flooring; black walnut, ash, maple, 
cherry, whitewood, mahogany, etc. They are 
also large manufacturers of mouldings, and have 
quite an extensive connection in the line of saw- 
ing and planing, wood turning in general, and 
scroll work of every description. The officers of 
the company, all practical men of long experience 
in the business, are as follows : President, Charles 
E. Ailing; treasurer, George A. Ailing; secretary, 
E. H. Barnum. 

Stevens & Brooks, Dealers in Hats, Furs, 
Trunks, Bags, Gloves, etc , 795 Chapel Street. — 
In a volume of this nature, we know of no firm 
more deserving of special mention than that 
of jNIessrs. Stevens & Brooks, manufacturers 
and dealers in hats, furs, trunks, bags, gloves, 
etc., who are located at No. 795 Chapel street, 
and who are truly a representative house in 




this particular line of business. Messrs. Stevens 
& Brooks have been established here since 
1876, succeeding the firm of Crofut & Co., 
and are well known by the residents of 
New Haven as a reliable and trustworthy con- 
cern. In the way of hats, trunks and furs they 
transact a large and ever-increasing business, a 
fact wliich enables them to keep their ever- 
changing stock replete with all the very latest 
styles and novelties. Of trunks and bags they 
carry an immense assortment from the largest 
and heaviest " Saratoga," to the daintiest of la- 
dies' hand satchels. Gloves, too, of all kinds, 
are to be found here in almost endless variety, 
and it would be hard to find an establishment 
where lower prices, consistent, of course, with 
quality, can be quoted. The sales of this firm are 
cliiefly local, both wholesale and retail, and 
among their patrons are the leading residents of 
New Haven. One portion of the premises occu- 
pied by Messrs. Stevens & Brooks is devoted to the 
storage of furs during the Summer months, and in 
this department the utmost care is exercised in 
guarding the goods from damage of any and all 
kinds. Both members of the co-partnership have 
won a high reputation in trade circles, not only 
for their genial, social qualities, but for their strict 
integrity and honorable business methods. 

They are sole agents in this city for the cele- 
brated Youman's hats. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Connecticut Savings Bank, of New Haven. — 
The banks and financial organizations of this 
city have long maintained an influential place 
in the commercial world. Their well-balanced 
and conservative management has been a most 
important factor in our municipal prosperity and 
commercial stability; while their growth and use- 
fulness has been in keeping with the develop- 
ment of New Haven's commerce, and they con- 
stitute the solid bed-rock upon which is founded 
the results of commercial enterprise and capacity. 
IProminent among the leading financial institu- 
tions of the city is the Connecticut Savings Bank, 
which was first organized as far back as 1857, 
and has successfully weathered all the financial 
storms which have passed over the country be- 
tween then and the present time. Its manage- 
ment has always been in the hands of clear- 
headed business men, noted for conservative 
judgment and ability. Its present board of of- 
ficers is as follows: President, James E. Eng- 
lish, ex-Governor of the State; Vice President, 
Luzon B. Morris, ex-Judge of Probate; Treas- 
urer, Elliot H. Morse; Trustees, Gov. Charles R. 
Ingersoll, Lucius R. Finch, Postmaster Benjamin 
R. English, Daniel Trowbridge, Horace J. Mor- 
ton, T. Attwater Barnes, Amos F. Barnes, Philo 
Chatfield and Henry H. Bunnell. According to 
the annual statement, published Feb. 1st, 1887, 
the total assets of the bank were no less than 
$4,312,000.89. The deposits amounted to $3,803,- 
841.21, with a surplus fund, over and above all 
liabilities, of $103,798.64. The oflicers of the 
bank are in every way worthj^ of the business 
transacted, and since its inception each and every 
transaction has been conducted on the firmest 
and best principles. 

John H. G. Durant, Practical Watch-Maker, 
and Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Spectacles and 
Jewelry, 38 and 40 Church Street — A iirominent 
concern engaged in this line is John H. G. Du- 
rant's. This business was started by Mr. Durant 
in 1879, who has been successful from the first, 
and is now the proprietor of the large and com- 
modious store pre- 
viously mentioned, 
comprising 2 floors, 
40x30 feet and 150x 
40 feet in size, re- 
spectively. Here 
can be found a mag- 
nificent stock of 
jewelry of the finest 
workmanship, and 
most artistic design 
and finish, and eve- 
rything in the jew- 
elry line that is to 
be found in a first- 
class and thorough- 
ly equipped establishment of this kind. 

Mr. Durant is a practical optician and is thor- 
oughly conversant with the qualities of the many 
and varied aids to restore lost vision, which he 
carries in stock. 

In connection with his large retail and jobbing 
business, Mr. Durant makes a specialty of antique 
clocks. From the first this house has achieved 
success, a fact largely due to the energy and 
business tact shown by Mr. Durant. 




H. W. Stow, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
Yellow Pine and North Carolina Lumber. Office 
and Yard at foot of Chapel Street, No 371. — 
With many years experience in the lumber 
business, in his responsible connection with th& 
New Haven Steam Saw Mill Co., the subject of 
this notice acquired all the knowledge of every 
detail of this important branch of trade, and as a. 
wholesale and retail dealer, he established him- 
self in New Haven in 1885. 

The office and yards of this reliable, energetic 
merchant are desirably located for his purposes at 
foot of Chapel street, No. 371, with every facility- 
for receipt, storage, and shipment of his mer-' 
chandise. He occupies two large buildings,. 
80x50 feet, and 100x30 feet, respectively, as ware- 
rooms, and his yards have capacity for 4,000,000 
square feet of lumber. He carries a heavy stock 
of yellow pine, and North Carolina and Cypress 
lumber, timber, plank, flooring, ceiling, &c. ; and 
supplies at lowest possible prices in car-load lots 
the best Southern lumber in the market. He- 
makes a specialty of heavy timber for bridges, 
factories, railroads, ship-yards, &c., and possesses- 
every advantage necessary to furnish merchan- 
dise of standard excellence, finished or in the 
rough, in any quantities, and for any desired pur- 
pose. His promptitude in filling orders, dispatch 
in delivering and forwarding merchandise, and 
honorable methods, have always commanded the 
confidence of his trade, and have made this house 
a desirable one with which to deal. Mr. Stow is 
a New Haven man by birth, and is a successful 
representative business man in all that is signified 
by the term. 

M. A. Tomlinson, Dealer in Ladies' Fancy 
Goods, Corsets, Bustles, &c., 822 Chapel Street,. 
New Haven, Conn.— This is one of the most en 
terprising Ladies' Furnishing Goods Houses in 
the city, and is one deserving of special mention 
in this historical review of the industries of New 
Haven. This house was founded in 1869 by Miss 

K. Riley, but nine 

^^^^^^:W:?^'%. . years ago came 

^vSls5k^^^.JJm!&&w into the manage- 

ment of M. A. 
Tomlinson, the- 
present proprie- 
tress. The prem- 
ises occupied are- 
large and commo- 
dious, and are 
handsomely fitted 
up throughout,, 
and well appoint- 
ed and stocked. 
There is a fine dis- 
play of ladies' fur- 
nishing goods, in- 
cluding corsets, 
bustles, &c., a 
specialty being made of the well known "Alaska 
Down Bustles." Also a full line of infants' 
clothing. The stock throughout is new, choice, 
and fresh, and everything pertaining to the ladies' 
furnishing goods trade is to be found represented 
here in excellent quality. Courteous assistants 
serve customers pnmiptly and intelligently, and 
the price-s are such that they cannot be surpassed 
by any competing house. M. A. Tomlinson is- 




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81 



thoroughly proficient in every branch of the busi- 
ness, and knows the exact requirements of the 
trade and the public, and can always meet them 
in the most satisfactory manner, 'i'he house is 
one to be commended for its upright and liberal 
policy. A specialty is made of re dressing crape, 
which is furnished equal to new in twelve hours, 




men, well known throughout the community. 
As tiie firm has been so long before the public 
and is so well known to Ihe trade we are not 
called upon to make any personal comments con- 
cerning its members. This house carry on a 
large importing trade in molasses, syrups, etc., 
etc., of which they make a specialty, besides 
their domestic goods and altogether a very ex- 
tensive business is done, extending over a large 
circuit. Their new building will be found very 
accessible for out-of-town patrons, being oppo- 
site the N. Y., N. H. and IT. passenger depot 
and the next block to the New Ilaven & Derby. 



Stoddard, Kimberly & Co., Wholesale Gro- 
cers and Importers, 313 and 215 Water Street. — 
Of those bouses engaged in the wholesale grocery 
trade it is entirely safe to assert that none in this 
city occupy a position more entitled to consider- 
ation than the firm of Stoddard, Kimberly »& Co., 
whose spacious establishment is now located at 
213 and 215 Water street, formerly at Nos. 306 
and 312 State street, both in reference to the 
high commercial standing of the gentlemen com- 
prTsing the firm and the large scale upon which 
their operations are conducted, also the extent of 
the business transacted and its influence upon 
the market. This house was established in 1838 
and has always held a prominent place in the 
grocery trade through idl the changes incident 
to a career covering a period of forty-nine years. 
With such an established reputation it is no mat- 
ter of siu-prise that the house has always been a 
favorite one appropriating a very large share of 
the trade transacted in and tributary to New Ha- 
ven, and do the largest business in this line in 
the State. Their facilities so far as regards the 
premises occupied for the successful operation of 
business, are all that could be desired, no house 
having as ample accommodations or eligibly sit- 
uated buildings. The new building recently 
erected by them at 213 and 215 Water street is 
50x126 feet in dimensions and five stories high. 
There are two elevators run by a gas engine and 
every convenience is at hand for conducting an 
immense trade. Here may be found a large and 
judiciously selected stock of staple and fancy 
groceries. They carry a full and complete line 
of sugars, coffees, teas, spices and syrups. They 
have unexcelled facilities for the prompt delivery 
of all goods. The individual members of the 
firm are E. 6. Stoddard, A. H. Ivimberly and C. 
.B. Gilbert, all enterprising and reliable business 




I. Rosenberg «& Co., Manufacturers of the I. 
E. and Bindoline Corsets, New York Office, 384 
and 386 Broadway; Factory, Atlantic Works, 
New Haven — To the dry goods trade of the 
country the house of I. Rosenberg & Co., manu- 
facturers of the celebrated I. R. and Bindoline 
corsets is well and favorably known, and for 
many years the firm have occupied a prominent 
place among the successful manufacturing con- 
cerns of New England. The factory, known as 
Atlantic Works, Nos. 3, 5 and 7 Factory .street, 
has been in successful operation to its full ca- 
pacity since the business was inaugurated in 
1879. The premises comprise a large and sub- 
stantial four story building, provided throughout 
with improved labor-saving machinery of the 
latest patterns driven by steam, and a very large 
force of operatives are employed in the several 
departments of the establishment. The output 
of the Atlantic Works comprises the I. R. and 
Bindoline brands of corsets, which after years of 
thorough trial are pronounced the most comfort- 
able, durable and desirable in the market, and 
the low prices at which they are supplied to job- 
bers and the trade, and the satisfaction they 
give to ladies everywhere, have steadily increased 
the demand for these corsets, and the trade _ of 
the house has in consequence attained most im- 
portant proportions and is steadily increasing. 

The honorable methods, tact and energy of 
these reliable manufacturers have always com- 
manded universal confidence, and in general re- 
gard the house is one with which it is desirable 
to maintain business relations. The New York 
office and warerooms of the concern are at 384 
and 386 Broadway. 



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LEAD TNG BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




THE EXTENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE B. 

PIANO COMPANY. 



SHONINGER ORGAN AND 



The B. Shoninger Organ and Piano Company, 

Corner Chapel and Chestnut Sts., New Haven. — 
The long established reputation of the Shoninger 
organs and pianos, as first-class, superior instru- 
ments in every signification of the term, makes 
the trade of that well known house a large 
item in the aggregate of business centering in 
New Haven, the magnitude of which has givQn 
to this city her pre-eminence among the great 
manufactures and trade cities of New England. 
The B. Shoninger Organ and Piano Company 
have successfully catered to the musical tastes of 
the people of this and foreign lands for 37 years, 
and their instruments, always "tiist among their 
equals," are, in the opinion of musical experts, 
the nearest approach to perfection yet attained. 
The continued success of this great concern is the 
'logical result of their keeping pace with the times 
and by adopting every modern improvement of 
merit in the manufacture of their pianos and or- 
gans, and for beauty, finish, tone, durability and 
general excellence, their iDstruments are unsur- 
passed. The premises utilized in the prosecution 
of the business comprise several huge, imposing, 
and substantial buildings, located at Nos. 97 to 121 
Chestnut street, corner of Chapel street. The 
main building is six stories in height, dimensions 
300x140 feet on Chestnut street, 95x140 feet on 
Chapel street. With complete facilities in the 
way of a valuable plant, ample cash capital, 
expert specialists at the head of the several de- 
partments, the company manufacture large quan- 
tities of the world famous Cymbella Orchestral 
Organs, and Upright Piano-fortes, with a magnifi- 
cent chime of thirty Swiss bells; the favorite 
instruments with professional artists for the 
special purposes for which they are made. These 
instruments are perfect in construction, war- 
ranted equal to the best in use, and quality con- 



sidered, they are the cheapest instruments in the- 
market. Mr. B. Shoninger is the president and 
treasurer, and Mr. S. B. Shoninger is the secre- 
tary of this representative concern, and with Mr. 
J. Shoninger, constitute the Board of Directors. 
All are expert, practical organ and piano build- 
ers, and with the numerous houses competing for 
the home and foreign trade, they have for over a 
quarter of a century kept even pace, and to-day 
they survive many concerns which were formid- 
able rivals in their day. 

The honorable methods of this truly great 
company, and the standard excellence of their 
manufactures, have culminated in the attainment 
of a strong hold on the confidence of dealers and 
the general public, and their future gives promise 
of continued prosperity and usefulness. 

Wells & Calhoun, Wholesale Druggists, 314 
and 316 State Street, New Haven, Conn. — It 
would be difficult to name a branch of business- 
more important to the community than that de- 
voted to drugs and chemicals, or one demanding 
on the part of those engageil in it, more ability 
and scientific knowledge. A prominent house in 
this line of business here in New Haven, is that 
of Messrs. Wells & Calhoun, who occupy spa- 
cious and commodious premises at Nos. 314 and 
316 State street. This business was established 
in 1883, wiien the firm name was "\\. Wells & 
Co.," the present style being adopted in 1885, 
when Mr. F. S. Calhoun became interested. 
The premises occupied consist of four floors, one 
measuring 140x35 feet, and the other three each 
130x35 feet, which are fully and completely 
stocked with drugs and medicines of all kinds, 
druggists' sundries, &c., which are unsurpassed 
for quality, purity, and general excellence by 
those of any other first-class house engaged in the- 



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83 



same line of trade. The purity of drugs and 
chemicals is a matter so much depending upon 
the honor of the house from which they are ob- 
tained, that it is necessary for druggists and the 
retail trade to obtain their supplies from firms 
whose reputation makes their representations 
thoroughly reliable. Such a house is that of 
Messrs. Wells & Calhoun. Their trade, alread}^ 
a large one, is rapidly on the increase, and ex- 
tends throughout the States of Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. In fact, the 
growth and popularity of this responsible bouse 
are the result of the energy of its proprietors, who 
maintain the character and quality of its goods, 
and thus meet the exacting demands of the trade. 

Yale, Bryan & Co., Wholesale Grocers, lOo, 
107, 109 and 111 State Street.— As in all other 
important trade centers, so in New Haven — the 
wholesale grocery trade forms a large item in the 
aggregate of commercial business, and in this 
field of enterprise it is eminently true that the 
energetic, live, and progressive merchants alone 
succeed. 

For nearly thirty years this house has kept 
even pace with the wonderful growth of New 
Haven in all that goes to make her the supply 
source for merchandise of every description for a 
wide range of territory. The business was es- 
tablished in 1859, by Messrs. Yale & Bryan, the 
partnership iis it now exists being formed by the 
admission of Messrs. Miner and Read in 1882. 
Messrs. Yale, Bryan ifc Co. occupy for business 
purposes their large and substantial four story 
building, Nos. 105, 107, 109 and 111 State street, 
and have storehouses conveniently located for 
shipping. They carry a heavy stock of the most 
desirable kinds of fancy and staple groceries, and 
make a specialty of teas, coffees and spices. 
Their facilities for promptly supplying the trade 
with merchandise of standard excellence at low- 
est, current, wholesale rates, are unsurpassed by 
any competing house in their line in New Eng- 
land. 

To conduct the large trade of the firm necessi- 
tates the constant employment of twenty clerks 
and assistants, and the liberal dealing and honor- 
able methods of Messrs. Yale, Bryan & Co., com- 
mands the confidence of the retail trade through- 
out the New England and adjoining States. 

The firm are publishers of the "Commercial 
Trader," a paper devoted to the interests ol 
grocers, giving prices current and much other 
valuable information. They are agents for the 
Celluloid Starch, a specialty for collars and cuffs, 
and the Bridal Vail Flour, and Home Light Oil. 
They offer special inducements to purchasers of 
their fine sp<'cialties in spices and canned goods, 
and their efforts to please the trade has devel- 
oped an immense trade in this line of goods. 

Messrs. E. P. Yale, E. Bryan, R. J. Minor, and 
S. H. Read are the individual members of this 
successful firm. They are all Connecticut men 
by birth, and exercise great influence for good in 
the development of the business resources of the 
city. 

Mr. Bryan was one of the Selectmen of New 
Haven during the war, and was for two years a 
prominent and esteemed member of the Board of 
Aldermen of the place, but with the increased 
business, the demand upon their house has been 



such that tlie members of the firm are obliged to 
decline all political honors, altiiough ever willing 
to do their share in the eupporl of the best inter- 
ests of the city. 




Moseley's New Haven House, Seth H. Mose- 
ley. Proprietor, Fronting the Park, Opposite Yale 
University, New Haven. — This comfortable hotel 
has long been the first-class house in New Ha- 
ven in all that constitutes a refined home for 
strangers during their sojourn in this city either 
on business or visiting their friends in college. 

The house, which occupies one of the finest 
locations in New Haven, being situated on Chapel 
street opposite the university, was built acd 
opened in 1851 by Mr. Augustus R. Street, and 
by him donated to Yale College, from which in- 
stitution it was purchased by Mr. Moseley in 
1867. With abundant experience at the Massasoit 
of Springfield and as the proprietor of New 
York's recherche Brevoort, Mr. Moseley brings to 
the management of the New Haven House all the 
requirements necessary for providing for his 
guests in the most satisfactory manner. With 
accommodations for 200 persons, and with every 
appointment and convenience for the ccmifort of 
guests, there is not a more desirable hotel in New 
England. A commodious passenger elevator is 
now in course of construction, which will render 
the upper rooms as desirable as the lower stories. 

The menu is imexceptionable, nothing but the 
very best being served. The beds are as good as 
the best. The New Haven House is homelike. 
The University with its attractions, the city 
with its surroundings, the pleasant drives to the 
shore of Long Island Sound and to East Rock 
Park all combine to make New Haven an attrac- 
tive place for a longer or shorter sojourn for the 
traveler on his way to or from the pure air and 
beautiful scenery of the hills and mountains of 
New England. 

Mr. Moseley is also the proprietor of the w§ll 
known excellent restaurant in the New Haven 
railway station, and with his son conducts the 
dining-car service of the Boston and New York 
route (via Springfield and Worcester) on the 
limited express trains leaving New York and* 
Boston at 11 a. m. and 4.30 p. m. The dining 
cars are attached to the above trains at New Ha- 
ven going to Boston and at Worcester going to 
New York. The service of these cars is ac- 
knowledged by experienced travelers to be the 
best in the United States. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW II A VEN. 



North's Insurance Agency, 70 Church Street. 
— In every city there is one representative house 
in the insurance line, wlio present onl}^ tbe 
strongest and oldest companies witli a knowl 
edge of every detail of the business which can 
only be gained by a long and practical experi- 
ence. In this connection the well known house 
of J. G. &J. C. North, which was originally estab- 
lished by the senior member of the firm in 1848, 
possesses to a marked degree every facility for 
carrying ou the business in a manner eminently 
satisfactory, not only to the long list of sound com- 
panies thev represent, but to their large circle of 
policyholders, among whom will be found many 
of the leading business houses of New Haven. 

In the placing of insurance a careful business 
man will exercise tlie same care in the selection 
of tire insurance companies as in the matter 
of opening accounts. The companies represented 
by Messrs J. G. & J. C. North, have a total of over 
$110,000,000 in assets, an advantage which every 
business man will readily admit. 

Among the cfmipnnies represented by this firm 
we will mention the following: The Liverpool, 
London and Globe and the Royal of England, 
the iEtna of Harttord, the Insurance Co. of 
Norlli America, the Phojnix of Hartford, the 
Hartford of that city, the National, Hartford 
County Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Travellers' Accident 
and Life and the Conn. Mutual Life, the Fire 
Association and Penu Fire Ins. Co's of Phila- 
delphia, the Commercial Uni(m of England. 

The above comprises the strongest list of in- 
surance companies ever presented to the public 
of this city. Mr John G. North is the oldest 
agent of the Conn. Mutual Life in the United 
States. A fact worthy of note is that since this 
agency was first established in 1843. every loss has 
been promptly paid, and upon the books of this 
firm are many names of houses prominent a>. 
leading business establishments, who have, year 
after year, renewed their policies tlirough this 
reliable firm, some of whom have been customers 
over forty years. 

Owing to the extent of the business done by 
the Messrs. North, they have no less than six ex- 
perienced and capable assistants in their office 
who are emp'oyed in attending to their large 
patronage. The members of this firm are John G. 
and his son, J. C. North. Both gentlemen have 
resided liere for the greater part of their lives, and 
have become identified with tlie best interests of 
the city. 

Merchants National Bank, of New Haven. — 
This is one of the ably managed and reliable finan- 
cial institutions of Connecticut, and its influence 
has long been felt in the conduct of trade and 
manufactures in this city and section. It was 
organized and incorporated as the Merchants' 
Bank in 1851, and was reorganized under the 
National Banking Laws in 1865. It has a paid 
up capital stock or$500,000and its surplus fund 
. of $100,000 is conclusive as to the excellent man- 
agement of its affairs and the prudence and finan- 
cial ability of the officers and directors. 

The corporation occupies for banking pur- 
poses their entire building, 40x100 feet in size, 
and the appointments and arrangement of the 
banking rooms, offices, vaults, etc., are complete 
and elegant as could be desired. 



The officers are: Hon. H. B. Bigelow, Presi- 
dent; J. C. Bradley, Cashier, and the Board of 
Directors is composed as follows: H. B. Bigelow, 
N. F. Hall, H. J. Morton, J. S. Beach, S. E. 
Merwin, Philo Chatfield, E. S. Kimberly, C. S. 
Mersick and Wm. W. Converse. 

The first president of this bank was Nathan 
Peck, well known as of the firm of Peck Bros, 
the leading West India merchants of that day. 
Mr. Peck was the only president until Mr. Bige- 
low was elected to the office shortly after the de- 
cease of Mr. Peck, which occurred in 1882. 

In this list we find the names of men eminent 
in financial matters as well as in State and 
municipal affairs, names which carry with them 
that guarantee of integrity and intelligence in the 
management of the important affairs of stock- 
holders and depositors, which inspires universal 
confidence and which has made the institution a 
great and notable success. Hon. H. B. Bigelow 
nlled with eminent ability the gubernatorial chair 
of Connecticut in 1880-2, and his confreres have 
always been like him, foremost in all that tends 
toward the general welfare of the State and city. 

The first president of the bank was Mr. Nathan 
Peck well known as of the firm of Peck Bros., 
the leading West India INIerchants of that day. 
Mr. Peck was the only President until ]Mr. 
Bigelow was elected to the office directly after 
the decease of Mr. Peck, which occurred in 1882. 

Le-wis & Maycock, Undertakers, 1,012 & 
1,014 Chapel Street. — The proper payment of the 
last tributes which we can offer to the memory of 
the departed necessitates the employment of a 
competent, experienced undertaker — one who will 
not outrage the feelings of the living by an ostenta- 
t ious and disagreeable display of the outward"trap- 
pings of woe," but one who will perform his 
duties in a manner indicative of a due apprecia- 
ti(m of the solemnity of the occasion and a proper 
regard for the sensitive feelings of others. The 
business of an undertaker is one which involves 
the performance of many disagreeable and deli- 
cate tasks, and requires the exercise of no incon- 
siderable tact and feeling of a peculiar nature. 
Such tact and feeling is certainly possessed in a re- 
maikable degree by Messrs. Lewis & Maycock, 
who commenced the business o-f undertaking, in 
all its numerous branches, at Nos. 1,012 and 
1.014 Chapel street, in the month of March, 1886. 
They are both young men, and both hail from 
Buffalo, N. Y., where they were well known asd 
highly thought of in both business and social cir- 
cles. 

The establishment is one of the finest in New 
England, and their spacious and elegant ware- 
rooms are stocked with the choicest goods manu- 
factured, including many plush-covered red-cedar 
caskets, copper and zinc metallics and the cele- 
brated Boyd Grave Vault, for which this firm are 
sole agents in New Haven. 

These gentlemen are fully conversant with 
every detail of their business and take full 
charge of every arrangement in connection with 
the sad ceremonies at the burial of the dead. 
Although only recently established here Messrs. 
Lewis & Maycock have already conducted some 
of the funerals of our best and wealthiest citizens, 
and have given the most unqualified satisfaction 
by their courtesy and kindness. 



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85 



Sargent & Co., Manufacturers Hardware. Wa- 
ter, corner Wallace Street.— This concern has 
long held a foremost place among the successful 
manufacturing houses of New England, and is 
second to none in its special line of industry in 
the United States, either as to variety or quality 
of its product. The immense foundries and fac- 
tories of the firm cover many acres of ground, 
largely recovered from the sea, and an army of 
over 1,700 workmen find constant employment 
in the works. The vast amount of valuable ma- 
chinery is operated by immense steam engines, 
and the plant is one of the most extensive and 
complete in the country. 

The output comprises an almost infinite varie- 
ty of builders', house furnishing, cabinet and un- 
dertakers' hardware, harness snaps, etc. , embrac- 
ing almost every specialty in this wide range of 
merchandise. The most complete facilities for 
manufacture and shipment of goods and receipt, 
handling and storage of raw material and finished 
goods, are possessed by the house, and the suc- 
cessful conduct of the vast business operations 
of the firm for over a quarter of a century un- 
mistakably attests the great executive ability, 
business tact and intelligence of the manage- 
ment. 

The New York warehouse and office are lo- 
cated at 37 Chambers street, from which point 
the bulk of the productions are shipped to all 
parts of the United States and many foreign 
countries, the export trade of the house consti- 
tuting a large item in the great aggregate of their 
business. 

The officers of the company areas follows: 
President, Joseph B. Sargent; Treasurer, George 
Lewis Sargent; Superintendents, Henry B. Sar- 
gent, Permort Bradford and others in the vari- 
ous departments, names which, among the lead- 
ing jobbers in hardware and the trade generally 
throughout the United States are as familiar as 
household words. 

This great industry is one of which the city 
may well boast and is a credit to the energy and 
enterprise of these successful manufacturers. 



Strong, Barnes, Hart & Co., Wholesale Deal- 
ers in Beef, 163, 165, 167 & 169 Long Wharf, 
New Haven.— This is doubtless the oldest and 
probably the largest wholesale meat house in 
New Haven, and for many years has been the 
leading source of supply for the markets of this 
city and section. The extensive warehouse and 
oflBce of the firm are located on Long Wharf, 
Nos. 163 to 169, and comprise the entire two- 
story building, 135 feet in front by 200 feet in 
depth, with excellent wharves, and every con- 
venience for receipt, storage and shipment of 
immense quantities of dressed beef. An idea of 
the volume of the firm's trade may be gathered 
from the fact that they handle 10,000 beef car- 
casses per year, consigned principally from 
Swift and Armour's abattoirs in Chicago and St. 
Louis, and 30,000 lambs and sheep are annually 
slaughtered for the house. The exceptional fa 
cilities for supplying the best Western dressed 
beef, lamb and mutton in the country at lowest 
possible prices, and for the prompt delivery of 
any quantity of merchandise, however large, to 
points near and remote, have resulted in an 



enormous trade with dealers throughout this and 
adjoining States, requiring the employment of 20 
hands, and the operations of the concern are con- 
stantly extending. 

This responsible, representative firm consists 
of Messrs. Horace H. Strong, Herbert Barnes, 
Franklin H. Hart, Edward F. Mansfield and 
Geo. F. Burgess, all of whom are natives of New 
Haven, and are most favorably known in busi- 
ness and political circles. 

This firm was inaugurated in 1854 by Messrs. 
Strong and Hart, who four years later admitted 
Messrs. Barnes and Doolittle and later Mr. 
Mansfield. The present firm was organized in 
1872, and under the style and title given in the 
caption of this notice they have since conducted 
the important business with gratifying success. 

John E. Bassett & Co., Hardware and Cut- 
lery, Manufacturers' and Builders' Supplies, 754 
Chapel Street, 318 and 320 State Street.— It is a 
positive pleasure to come across such a concern 
as that of John E. Bassett's; its history, which 
dates back to 1784, is so interesting, and the 
reminiscenc€S in connection with it so redolent 
of "the good old days of long ago" that there is 
quite a fascination about the old place. It was 
founded by a young man named Street, as far 
back as 1784. He continued until 1792, when 
he became associated with Mr. Samuel Hughes. 
Together they carried on the business until 1802, 
from which time up to 1821, owing to the unset- 
tled state of trade, they dissolved and reformed 
partnerships at intervals. In 1821 Mr. Street re- 
tired from active interest in the business, dying 
in 1841. Mr. Hughes continued to carry on the 
business, and upon his death, 1844, his large for- 
tune and business was left to his son, Mr. E. B. 
M. Hughes, who conducted it alone until 1855, 
at which time, by the admission of Mr. John E. 
Bassett to the firm, its style became as at pres- 
ent, Mr. Hugbes remaining as senior until his 
death in 1864. In 1865, Mr. H. N. Jarvis be- 
came associated with Mr. Bassett as partner, re- 
maining as such during three years, after which 
time he removed to Denver, Col., where he has 
since resided, engaged in farming operations. 
Mr. Bassett looks back over the shadows of 
nearly thirty-eight years' association with the 
spot known as 754 Chapel street, whence he came 
as a boy in 1846. The distinction is accorded 
him of having been longer in one place on Chapel 
street than any man now in business there. The 
times his feet have crossed the threshold in at- 
tention to his duties during all these years, we 
leave as a problem to those interested in abstruse 
mathematical calculations. It will be noted as 
exceptional that since the foundation of this 
busiuess in 1784 it has never been sold out; a 
surviving partner always carrying forward the 
business. The little wooden building is but a 
memory now, hut its successor a little above, by 
repeated additions and enlargements, now ex- 
tends from 754 Chapel street to 318 and 320 
State, thus appropriately encircling its birth- 
place. 

One can obtain here anything and everything 
in the line of Hardware and Cutlery, and all, 
too, at prices and of a quality which has made 
the name of the head of the firm a synonym for 
excellence throughout the whole country. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW II A VEN. 



Wooster A. Ensign & Son, Iron, Steel and 
Manufacturers' Supplies, 53 Orange Street.— As 
old in honors as in years, this well known house 
has long held a prominent place among the im- 
portant mercantile interests of New Haven. 

The business was inaugurated by the head of 
the present firm in 1847, and under the style and 
name of Wooster A. Ensign the large and grow- 
ing trade of the present concern has been success- 
fully conducted since 1874, when the firm name 
became W. A. Ensign & Son, Mr. W. P. En- 
sign having been admitted to an interest in the 
business at that date. Keeping pace with the 
improvements in the quality of iron and steel, 
and representing some of the most eminently 
successful manufacturers in the United States, 
those requiring merchandise in this line either 
for sale or use, find at this establishment the best 
goods in the market at manufacturers' prices, and 
in variety suited to all requirements. 

The fine store and warerooms of Messrs. En- 
sign & Son are centrally located, and are 93x200 
feet in dimensions, and the stock is always com- 
plete and comprehensive, including every de- 
scription of cast and compressed steel, wrought 
and cast iron, shafting, pulleys and other_ re- 
quirements of manufacturers and workers in iron 
and steel. The facilities of tliis firm for supply- 
ing merchandise at minimum rates and of stand- 
ard excellence are unsurpassed by any competing 
house in New England, and their trade has for 
forty years steadily increased, until at present 
writing the house has attained prominence 
among the representative iron and steel mer- 
chants of this section. The business is both 
wholesale and retail, and is a large item in the 
great aggregate of trade centering in New Haven. 
The Messrs. Ensign are natives of this city, 
and are recognized as energetic, progressive and 
successful business men, and influential public- 
spirited citizens. 

Wilson, McNeil & Co., General Insurance 

Agency, 708 Chapel Street, Masonic Building.— 
Possessing complete facilities for effecting reli- 
able insurance on property, real or personal, 
against fire or lightning, to any amount, in many 
of the leading, oldest and most substantial com- 
panies doing business in the United States, the 
above well-known and popular underwriters 
have long conducted the principal fire and acci- 
dent insurance agency in New Haven. Their of- 
fices are located at 708 Chapel street, and occupy 
part of the second floor of the Masonic building, 
50x60 feet in dimensions, which in its appoint- 
ments is a model of elegance and completeness. 
The company represents the largest number, the 
oldest and many of the strongest companies in 
existence, the list including more than thirty of 
the great insurance corporations of the world, 
among which are the following: American, of 
Newark; American, of New York; Atlantic F. 
& M., of Providence; Buffalo German, of Buffa- 
lo; Firemen's, of Newark; Farragut, of New 
York; Ins. Co., State of Penn., Phila. ; Mer- 
chants, of Newark; Merchants, of New York; 
Milwaukee Mechanics; Newark Fire, of New- 
ark; New Hampshire, of Manchester; New 
York Bowery, of New York; Northern Assur 
ance, of England; Queen Ins. Co., England; 
Phoenix, of London ; Rochester German, of New 



York; Sun Fire, Ofiice England; Traders' Ins. 
Co., Chicago; Union Ins. Co., Philadelphia; 
United Firemen's, of Philadelphia; United States, 
of New York; Washington F. & M., Boston; 
Western Assurance, Toronto; (For Steam Boil- 
ers, Plate Glass and Accident) Fidelity and Cas- 
uality Co., New York. 

;SIessrs. Wilson, McNeil & Co. are thus enabled 
to place insurance on dwelling houses, churches 
household furniture, merchandise, stores, manu. 
factories, farm property, etc., at minimum rates- 
of premium, and to any desired amount, as 
against loss or damage by fire or lightning, as 
well as persons, plate glass and boilers against ac- 
cident, and in the promptitude in adjusting loss- 
es and thorough reliability of these representative 
underwriters, the fullest confidence universally 
obtains. 

This agency was established by Mr. Charles 
Wilson, who, for nearly half a century, has been 
in the insurance business and fully maintained 
this leadership among competitors, and under 
present management of this agency, the prestige 
and patronage of the old house has been admir- 
ably maintained. 

Messrs. Wilson and McNeil, the individual 
members of this live firm, are natives of New 
Haven and Salisbury, Ct., respectively, and are 
recognized as successful, responsible business 
menin all tliat the term implies. The business 
conducted by this firm has attained most impor- 
tant proportions, and at this writing necessitates 
the employment of some seven or eight clerks. 
All losses are adjusted through the ofl^ce here, 
and vexatious delays are always avoided. 



Charles C. Ford's Newspaper Advertising 

Agency, Insurance Building, New Haven. — With 
his elegant oflaces in the Insurance Building, on 
Chapel street, Mr. Chas. C. Ford is conducting a 
verj^ large business as a newspaper advertising 
agent, and his is the leading concern of the kind 
in the State. He represents the leading daily and 
weekly newspapers in every part of the Union, 
and has facilities for placing advertising to the 
best possible advantages at publishers' lowest 
prices, and his long experience in the business 
makes him competent authority and confidence in 
his judgment is invariably well placed. The 
volume of his business has obtained such large 
proportions as to necessitate the employment of 
twelve competent clerks, and his exhaustive 
knowledge of the size, locality and nature of the 
circulation of newspapers in every important 
trade center in the United Slates is of inestimable 
advantage to advertisers. Prompt and reliable in 
his engagements Mr. Ford has, since he estab- 
lished his agency here in 1878, enjoyed the patron- 
age of the leading advertisers in tiie United States, 
and he has always maintained himself in the re- 
gard and esteem of his patrons and correspond- 
ents at home and abroad. 

Mr. Ford is a "native and to the manner born," 
and is one of the influential, prominent citizens 
of New Haven. He fills with credit and ability 
a seat in the City Council, and in every move- 
ment toward the general good he is active and 
vigilant. He is a genial gentleman, and his busi- 
ness success is the logical sequence of his ability 
and worth. 



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Mayer, Strouse & Company, j\Ianufactureis 
of Corsets and Corset Clasps, (iO Court Street, 
New Haven; Warerooms : 412 Broadway, N. 
Y. — Great even by comparison with the greatest 
industries of the country and with reference 
to kindred enterprises the largest in the world, 
this concern has for many years occupied a 
conspicuous place in trade circles of the United 
States. The business was inaugurated by Messrs. 
I. Strouse & Co. in I860, and has had from the 
beginning a growth almost phenomenal. Since 
1881 the tirm as at present constituted has con- 
tinued operations on a most extended scale, and 
at this writing the business necessitates the em- 
ployment of 1,200 operatives. 

The office is located at No. 60 Court street. 
The works comprise seven large and substantial 
Ijrick buildings, most of which are four stories in 
height, and giving in the aggregate a floor sur- 
face of nearly three acres, or to be exact 104,700 
square feet. This immense establishment is 
equipped throughout with labor saving ma- 
chinery of improved designs, operated by a 
steam engine of 75 horse-power. The output 
of the concern is enormous, and comprises over 
300 different styles of corsets, of all grades and 
kinds, including numerous patterns of the most 
popular t-inds in the market, suited to all re- 
quirements of the trade througliout the world. 

The productions of Messrs. Mayer, Strouse & 
Co. are sold to jobbers in all parts of the world, 
and are standard everywhere. The utmost care 
is taken to preserve the reputation of their mer- 
cliandise, and to keep pace with improvements 
in construction, shnpe and designs in their goods. 

Messrs. Abraham Strauss, Max Adier and S. 
I. Mayer are the individual members of this well 
known firm. Mr. Adler is a resident of New 
Haven, and superintends the manufacturing 
operations of the house. Messrs. JMayer & Strou.se 
are in charge of the warerooms at 412 Broadway. 
The product of the factory is shipped to all parts 
ot the world. This firm is known as one of the 
most substantial concerns in the country. 

Leonard Bostwick, Manufacturer of Fine Har- 
ness and Dealer in All Kinds of Horse Equip- 
ments, 29 Orange, corner Crown Street. — The 
oldest and most reliable house engagetl in the har- 
iie.ss trade in this city is that of L. Bostwick, 




whose finely arranged establishment is located at 
No. 29 Orange street, corner Crown. This busi- 
ness was established in 1795 by Charles Bostwick, 
who admitted his son George as partner in 1822. 
In 1824 his son, Mr. Charles Bostwick, Jr., suc- 
ceeded to control, succeeded in 1868 by his son 
J. A. Bostwick, who was in 1878 succeeded by 
the present proprietor. This business (roin its 



start has been carried on by the same family. 
The premises occupied comprise two floors, GOx 
30 feet in dimensions, the first floor being used as 
a salesroom and the upper floor as a manufactur- 
ing department. Ten skilled hands are employed, 
and the best class of saddles, harness, etc., are 
manuHictured to order. The premises are well 
arranged and equipped Avith every facility for 
carrying on his large trade. In the salesrooms 
will be found a full and elegant line of all kinds 
of horse equipment, horse boots of every discrip- 
tion being kept constantly on hand. Trunks 
covered and repaired at short notice and in a sat- 
isfactory manner. All Mr. Bostwick's goods are 
offered at the lowest prices consistent with good 
materal and workmanship. As may be supposed 
the trade is large, and ranges throughout the 
United States. A visit to this fine establishment 
will prove profitable to all requiring anything in 
the lines above mentioned. Mr. Bostwick is a 
native of New Haven, and has been Treasurer of 
Hiram Lodge, F. & A. M., and also a member of 
the Grays, and conducts his business upon a lib- 
eral and honorable policy. 

M. Seward & Son, Carriage Hardware, 114 
Bristol Street. — As manufacturers of specialties 
in carriage hardware, the house of M. Seward & 
Son is famous throughout the Old World and the 
New, and its history, covering a period of forty 
years, is one of steady progress in the quality of 
its output and of decided and uninterrupted 
prosperity. The business was established in 
1844 by the senior member of the firm, Mr. Moses 
Seward, who in 1871, associated his son, Mr. F.- 
Seward, with himself in the enterprise. 

Messrs. Seward & Son's factory buildings cover 
an area of 13,500 square feet, with grounds of 
double that amount. The establishment is equip- 
ped tliroughout with the latest and best machin-. 
ery in use. With a forty horse-power engine as 
motor, and a force of thirty-five experienced car- 
riage iDuilders, trimmers and finishers are con- 
stantly employed in the various departments. 
The trade of the firm aggregates $150,000 per an- 
num, and 300,000 dozen clips per year are turned 
out, besides 175,000 dozen foot rails, gear and 
back irons, canopy top standards, and sock- 
ets, dash feet, brace ends, dashers, offsets, col- 
lars, shifting rails, joint ends, clip yokes, &c., 
these being the specialties of the house. These 
include many novel and beautiful designs of Mr. 
Seward, Sr. , and the world over, the manufac- 
tures of the firm are esteemed of standard excel- 
lence, and especially adapted for intended pur- 
poses. 

The firm received the highest and only special 
award in carriage clips and the bronze medal at 
Philadelphia 1876, and two years later was award- 
ed a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 
1878, the committee making the award of the lat- 
ter reporting the exhibit of the Messrs. Seward 
in unqualified terms of commendation. Illustra- 
ted catalogues are cheerfully furnished by this 
house on application. Mr. M. Seward was 
born in Durham, Conn., and Mr. F. Seward is a 
native of New Haven. They are recognized 
leaders in their field of industrial activity in the 
United States, and in New Haven are accounted 
representative, successful business men and val- 
ued, influential citizens. 



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R. & J. M. Blair, Furniture Dealers and Un- 
dertakers, 57, 59 and 61 Orange Street. — What 
may fairly claim to be a representative house 
in its line of business is that carried on by 
Messrs E. & J. M. Blair who are engaged in busi- 
ness as Furniture Dealers and Undertakers at 
Nos. 57, 59 and 61 Orange street. The inception 
of this business was in 1809, when it was inaugu- 
rated by Mr. Sherman Blair, the name of the 
house being changed after a time to Blair, Peck- 
ham & Co. , and afterwards to Blair & Bowditch. 

In 1840 Mr. Sherman Blair again assumed sole 
control of the business and continued alone up to 
1848, when the firm name was altered to S. & R. 
Blair, and continued thus until 1859, at which 
time the gentlemen who at present control it 
succeeded to the ownership of the house under 
the present style of R. & J. M. Blair. As may 
be imagined this time-honored establishment 
does a very large and select business, the more 
so from the fact that the gentlemen managing it 
have at no time relied upon their past reputation 
to maintain and increase their business, but have 
shown great energy and enterprise in keeping 
fully abreast of the times in the goods they han- 
dle and their method of conducting business. 
An idea of the magnitude of their business trans- 
actions may be had from the fact that six floors 
each 50x120 feet are required to accommodate 
their trade, which keeps ten employes constantly 
busy attending to it. Although furnitureis dealt 
in very largely the firm does not manufacture it, 
as they find enough to do in filling their orders 
for undertaking goods which they manufocture 
in great variety. 

The Messrs. Blair are both natives of New 
Haven, and are among the best known men in 
the city. They have largely increased the busi- 
ness since they assumed control of it. 

H. C. Warren & Co., Bankers and Brokers, 
Insurance Agents, Steamship Tickets and For- 
eign Exchange, 87 Orange Street. — This substan- 
tial banking and brokerage house was establisbed 
in 1868 by Mr. Alex. McAllister, who in 1877 
was succeeded by Messrs. McAllister & Warren, 
the firm as at present constituted having been or- 
ganized as the latter's successors during the cur- 
rent year. 

While Messrs. Warren & Co. are extensive 
dealers in miscellaneous securities, they make a 
specialty of local investments and Western Mort- 
gage Loans. The latter class of securities are 
the best on the market, the loans sold by the firm 
being made by strong corporations, organized 
under the laws of the States where the property 
is located, and paying the highest rates of inte- 
rest current. In the experience of this house, 
covering a period of over ten years, they have 
never had a single instance of default in princi- 
pal or interest on any loan sold by them. These 
loans bear from 6 to 8 per cent, interest, the prin- 
cipal and interest being made payable at the 
Chemical National Bank of New York, or at the 
office of Messrs. Warren & Co., No. 87 Orange 
street, New Haven, and, when desired, are fully 
guaranteed. 

The firm's facilities for supplying steamship 
tickets for Europe and all the Southern ports, 
are complete; and cabin plans of all steamers are 
to be found in their office. Messrs. Warren & 



Co. sell drafts on all foreign countries at lowest 
rates of exchange, atid information as to routes, 
etc., are cheerfully furnished on application by 
mail or otherwise. 

Representing many of the most reliable fire in- 
surance companies doing business in the United 
States, the firm are prepared to effect insurance- 
to any desired amount at minimum cost. 
Among the strong insurance corporations for 
which Messrs. Warren & Co. , are the agents in 
this city are, the Phoenix of Brooklyn, the Hano- 
ver Fire and Metropolitan Plate Glass of New 
York ; the London & Lancashire of Liverpool ; 
the Providence, Washington and the Equitable 
Fire and Marine Insurance Companies of Provi- 
dence, R. I., and the New London County Mu- 
tual of Norwich, Conn., names which are in 
themselves guarantees of prompt and full pay- 
ment of losses in event of fire. 

As underwriters and as bankers, brokers and 
steamship agents, Messrs. Warren & Co. are 
prompt, reliable business men, and the fullest 
confidence in their ability and integrity is fully 
justified. 

Mr. Warren is a native of Derby, Conn. , and 
is the sole member of the firm. He is at present 
a member of the City Council of New Haven, 
and in public life and private station he is held 
in universal esteem and regard. 



New Haven Phonographic Academy, No. 49 

Church Street; J. F. Gaffey, Principal.— The 
age in which we live calls for the strictest econo- 
my of time in almost every branch of trade and 
industry, and to keep pace with the world around 
us we must avail ourselves of every facility for 
the prompt dispatch of business. This condition 
of affairs has brought about the establishment of 
schools of phonography, and the demand for ex- 
pert shorthand writers is always more than 
equal to the supply. Among the institutions 
which have been organized to meet this demand,, 
there are none in the New England States that 
can boast of a more successful career than the 
New Haven Phonographic Academy, No. 49 
Church street, of which Mr. J. F. Gaffey is the 
efficient principal. Prof. Gaffey, an expert in 
phonography of many years experience, began 
instructing pupils in this branch of education at 
his home about three years ago on a modest 
scale, having one student at the beginning. His 
reputation as an educator in this specialty of 
marked ability soon won for him a large number 
of pupils from all parts of New England, and to 
meet the requirements of his numerous patrons, 
he established his Academy in New Haven in 
1884, the pioneer institution of the kind in the 
New England States. Here the number of schol- 
ars constantly increased until at the close of the 
second year of the school his roll of students 
numbered about sixty, and the applications for 
tuition are increasing at such a pace as to require 
largely increased facilities for instruction in the 
near future. 

Prof. Gaffey occupies three large rooms in the 
Hoadley Building, each 50x60 feet in dinaensions, 
for school purposes, and has every appliance for 
successfully imparting a thorough knowledge of 
phonography. The school is open to both ladies 
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•equipped institution of the kind in the United 
States. Pupils are qualitied for positions as 
short-hand clerks, type writers and professional 
reporters, and situations are constantly beinsj se- 
cured by the principal for competent graduates. 

For persons living at a distance instruction is 
furnished by mail, and in addition to the number 
attending the academy he has seventy-five pupils 
wiih wliom Piof. Gailey corresponds, and by use 
of the mails the best results have demonstrated 
the utility of this means of instruction. 

The piincipaJ is assisted by a corps of compe 
tent instructors, and the great success of the 
New Haven Academy of Phonography fiom the 
beginning gives promise of continued prosperity 
and increased usefulness. Prof. GafEey lias se- 
cure d desirable positions for twelve graduates of 
his scliool during the past month. 

Mr. Gaflfey takes pleasure in referring to the 
following gentlemen: Gov. Henry B Harrison, 
Hon. Lynde Harrison, Gen. Frank D. Sloat, 
Hon. N. D. Sperry, Judge J. B. Quillinan, and 
a few recent graduates: Mr. Wm. Griffin, with 
Hammond Type-Writer Co., JNew York City; 
Miss Jessie Andrews, with Palace Organ Co., 
Worcester, Mass. ; Miss Susie Hutchinson, with 
Security Insurance Co., New Haven, Ct. ; Miss 
Olive Hutchin-on, with Charter Oak Life Insur, 
4,nce Co , Hartford, Conn. ; Mr. E. N. Barnes, 
with Farrell Foundry & Machine Co., An-ionia- 
Conn. ; Miss Clara Button, with Eaton, Cole & 
Burnhara, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Prof. Gaflfey is a native of Hartford, Conn. 



City Bank of New Haven, 804 Chapel Street. 
— Tiiere are few older banking institutions in 
New England and none with abetter record than 
the City Bank of New Haven, wliich for more 
than hrilf a century has been closely identified 
with the growth and progress of the city. It 
was incorporated in 1833 and during all the 
financial crises of the years which have since in- 
tervened it has steadily maintained its reputation 
and credit unimpaired, even in tlie midst of al- 
most universal monetary disaster. 

The stock of the bank is |500,000, and, inde- 
pendent of undivided profits, the surp'us at the 
close of business January 3, 1887, aggregated 
f 75,000, a showing which in view of tlie regular 
payment of dividends reflects lustre on the man- 
agement of affairs and the reliability of the offi 
cers, past and present. 

The commodious building of the City Bank is 
two stories in height, and in a most central and 
convenient location. The bank occupies the 
ground floor and the offices comprise both taste 
and convenience in their arrangement and ap- 
pointments. The officers of the bank are inde- 
fatigable in their efforts to maintain the prestige 
of this time honored concern, and their worth 
and ability inspires universal confidcQce. 

The following are the officers: President, Geo. 
W. Curtis; Cashier, Samuel Lloyd; Teller, Geo. 
E. Frisbie; Bookkeeper, C. B. Deutsch; all of 
whom are well and widely known in business cir- 
cles as financiers of sterling worth and ability. 

The directors are Geo. W. Curtis, James D. 
Dewell, Geo. H. Watrous, Wooster A. Ensign, 
Chas. B. Wooster, Geo. J. Brush, Eliott H. 
Morse, Willis E. Miller, Cornelius S. Morehouse. 



P. S. Andrew & Co., Pork Packers and Pro- 
vision Dealers, also Wholesale Dealers in Chi- 
cago Dres.sed Beef, Oflice, 35 and 36 City Mar- 
ket. — A well-known house — which is one of the 
largest establishments dealing in meats and pro- 
visions in New Haven is that of F. S. Andrew & 
Co., whose office is located at Nos. 35 and 36 
City Market. This firm was established in 1868 
by Andrew & Hurlburt, succeeded in 1873 by F. 
S. Andrew & Co., Mr. B. A. Booth taking Mr. 
Hurlburt's place at that time. This house han- 
dles the best and freshest of everything in their 
line, including poultry and game, butter, eggs 
and cheese As they are extensive pork packers 
and dealers in Chicago dressed beef they are 
popular both with consumers and the trade and 
have built up a very large and rapidly growing- 
trade throughout New England. The premises 
consist of 1,000 sq. feet in City Market, besides a 
large packing house of four stories, located on 
Crescent street, contain every facility for con- 
ducting their extensive business and promptly 
filling orders. A large number are employed 
equal to the large demands made upon them. 
Their trade is both wholesale and retail, making 
a specialty of their wholesale trade in Chicago 
dressed beef. They are also receivers of the 
choicest hogs during packing season, which are 
carefully packed and cured for the best city 
trade and a large stock may be found always at 
their establishment. Mr. Andrew is a native of 
Naugatuck, Ct., and having had a long expe- 
rience in this business is well qualified to stand 
at the head of such a large and prosperous house. 
Mr. B. A . Booth is a native of New Haven and 
is a man of energy and enterprise. 



C. Pallman, Dealer in Trimmings, Lace Goods, 
Hosiery, etc., 824 Chapel Street. — An important 
branch of retail trade is that of the dealing in 
Trimmings, Lace Goods, Hosiery, Kid and other 
Gloves, Underwear, etc. In this connection, 
therefore, we must not omit mention of Mr. C. 
Pallman's attractive emporium, located in Mitch- 
ell's Block, No 824 Chapel street. Here may 
be found a complete, varied, and carefully select- 
ed stock of everything in the line before-men- 
tioned, including such important items (to ladies 
especially) as Ruchings, Notions, Woolen Yarns, 
Zephyr Worsteds, Canvas, Kid and other Gloves, 
together with ladies', gents' and children's un- 
derwear of all the best and most fashionable 
makes and materials. The display of such al- 
ways to be found here is very tasteful, and tlie 
ladies can always find something to attract the 
eye, suitable to all grades of purses and pockets. 
The business, which is entirely local, is most ex- 
tensive and rapidly increasing. It was originally 
founded in 1860, under the firm name of C. Pali- 
man & Co., the "Co." consisting of Mr. L. H. J. 
Blenne. Upon that gentleman's decease, the firm 
name was changed as at present. Mr. Pallman 
is a native of Bavaria, and is now 53 years of 
age. During his career as a business man he has 
made hosts of patrons, and possessing superior 
facilities he is enabled to secure promptly and at 
the lowest possible market figure all the newest 
styles in his particular line. He is a hard worker, 
noted for his honorable methods, and has suc- 
ceeded in building up a large trade. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




C. P. Merriman, Dealer in Oil Stoves, Kero- 
sene, Lamps, etc., 154 Elm Street. — This business 
was established in 1870 by the present proprie- 
tor. The premises occupied are located at 154 
Elm street (five doors east of York street). ]\Ir. 
Merriman possesses every facility for carrying 
on tlie business in a successful manner. The 
trade is large and increasing, both ■wholesale and 
retail, and employment is given to several com- 
petent employes. A leading specialty is made 




of the sale of the celebrated Florence Oil Stoves, 
of which a full line is carried. These stoves 
are perfectly odorless, and the merits embodied 
in their construction make them superior to any 
in the market. They are manufactured in sev- 
ers sizes, from the "Handy Kit," which com- 
pr Ises Lamp-stove, Oven and Boiler, to the four- 
inich burner — which possesses every advantage 
of a lirstcla^s cook stove in preparing the meals 
of a family, oi can be changed at pleasure to a 



Heater, should one wish to warm certaia 
rooms in which there was no other stove. 
A general assortment of Fixtures for alt 
sizes of Oil Stoves, which are also cleaned 
and repaired, and a complete line of 
Lamp-Burners and Chimneys is also car- 
ried, all of which are offered at low 
prices. Mr. Merriman also makes a spe- 
cialty of furnishing his customers witk 
the best 150° test oil, which he delivers- 
regularly at their houses, avoiding the- 
wear and tear on cans, which they are 
subjected to when sent by the grocery 
team to be replenished. 

Mr. Merriman is a native of New 
Haven, and is a gentleman well and 
favorably known. 

The New Haven County National 
Bank, New Haven. — 'I'hrough the ter- 
rible financial crises of over half a cen- 
tury, this solid institution has stood with 
influence unabated, and is today among^ 
the ably-managed, representative banks- 
of New England. The bank was incor- 
porated under the name of the New Ha- 
ven County Bank in 1834, and was reor- 
ganized as a National Bank under the 
United States Banking Laws in 1865 a& 
the New Haven County National Bank. 
The management of the extensive 
business is all that could be desired. The 
capital stock of the Bank paid in is $350,- 
000, with a surplus fund of $100,000, not 
including the undivided profits, and the 
affairs of the institution show that care- 
ful and prudent counsels have actuated the offi- 
cers and directed their movements. The state- 
ment of the bank at close of business, October 7, 
1886, makes a most creditable showing, and justi- 
fies the most unqualified confidence in the official 
management. The officers of the bank are as 
follows: 

President, Jas. G. English; Cashier, Leonard. 
S. Hotchkiss; Assistant Cashier, H. G. Bedfield. 
Directors, Jas. G. English, Henry D. White, Dr. 
Jno. B. Robertson, Henry H. Bunnell, Ezekiel 
G. Stoddard, Wallace B. Feun, E. E. Bradley, 
Jas. H. Foy and Jno. B. Carrington. Mr. Bun- 
nell has served the city as Auditor with fidelity, 
and Dr. Robertson was the efficient and honored 
Mayor of New Haven some years since; and the 
Board of Directors include some of the leading 
business and professional men in the Slate. The 
banking rooms are models of elegance and com- 
pleteness, and the influence of the institution has 
always been beneficially exerted, and its aid has 
never been withheld from deserving enterprises 
when sought. 

Elliot, Blinn & Co., Wholesale Grocers, Nos. 
298 and 295 State Street. — The wholesale grocery 
business of Elliot, Blinn & Co., was established 
in 1841 by Finch & Barnes, succeeded by in 1855 
by Amos F. Barnes, and again in 1869 by Amos 
F. Barnes & Son. The present proprietors as- 
sumed control in 1885, and since then has been 
known as Elliot, Blinn & Co. The trade has 
steadily grown from year to year, and at present 
the business annually transacted represents a 
very large amount in value. Tl)e members of 



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the firm are Ely A. Elliot, a native of Clinton, 
Conn., and Joseph S. Blinn, who was born in 
Waterbury, Conn., both take an active part in 
the management of the house, and both gentle- 
men are amply qualified as regards ability and 
experience, to maintain the concern in its present 
position as one of the leading institutions of its 
kind in New Haven. The location is at Nos. 
293 and 295 State street. The building occupied 
consists of four floors 25x80 feet in size, and fit- 
ted up expressly for the business, and is com- 
plete in every department. The high character 
and variety of the stock carried is equalled only 
by the heavy demand upon it. Teas and Coffets 
being leading articles, in which they are doing a 
constantly increasing trade. Everything in the 
wholesale grocery line is selected with taste and 
judgment and is always of the purest and most 
reliable character. Everything is procured di- 
rect from the manufacturers and importers. A 
very large trade is transacted in New Haven, 
and goods are shipped to all parts of Connecticut 
and "Western Massachusetts. The gentlemen 
comprising the firm possess a perfect knowledge of 
every detail of the business and are accounted 
among the prominent representatives of the trade 
in this State. 

Frederic A. Potts & Co., Wholesale Dealers 
in Coal, IIG Church Street, New Haven, and 110 
Broadway, New York. — With their branches at 
116 Cluu-ch street. New Haven, Conn., and at 
Providence, R. I., and Rahway, N. J., this well- 
known, representative coal firm, as exclusive 
agents for the sale of the celebrated Old Compa- 
ny's Lehigh coal, from Summit Hill mines, and 
as extensive wholesale dealers in all kinds of an- 
thracite and bituminous coal, have for years filled 
an important place in businees interests in New 
Haven, and have largely contributed to the im- 
mense aggregate of her trade. The important 
business was established in New York many 
years ago, and was extended to this city, where 
an offlce was located at 116 Church street in 1878. 
As one of the principal sources of supply of fuel 
for manufacturing purposes in this great indus- 
trial section, and possessing the best facilities for 
supplying the trade with the best coals of eveny 
description at miner's prices, Messrs. Potts & Co. 
are well and widely known throughout New 
England and the Middle States, and are recog- 
nized as among the foremost in their line of trade 
in the East. Shipping direct from the mines the 
firm are able to supply demands for home and 
foreign consumption, in any quantities, at mini- 
mum wholesale rates, and the house is one witli 
which it is both pleasant and advantageous to es- 
tablish and maintain business relations. 

The members of the firm are Frederic A. 
Potts, W. R. Potts, N. J. Gates, G. S. Rockwell, 
G. M. Weld, C. R. Oliver, and Edward Law- 
rence, the business in New Haven being in the 
hands of the latter gentleman, as resident part- 
ner. Mr. Potts is one of the most influential and 
prominent public men of New Jersey. He was 
the Republican candidate for Governor of that 
State, and received more votes than any other 
nominee of that party for State otfice of recent 
years. Mr. Lawrence has been councilman of 
New Haven and has long been one of the fore- 
most representative business men of the place. 



Allen & Tyler, Architects, Room No. 13 Ben- 
edict Building, corner Church and Center 
Streets. — In no brancli of ait or science has such 
notable progress been made as in Architecture, as 
the magnificent structures, public buildings, 
churches and private residences that attract and 
please the eye on every hand amply attest. 

Among the leading and most reliable firms in 
this city may be mentioned Messrs. Allen & Ty- 
ler, whose handsome and well-equipped office )& 
centrally located in the Benedict Building, cor. 
of Church and Center streets. Room 13, and who 
stand in the front ranks in this profession in the 
city, and enjoy as a consequence a large and in- 
fluential patronage. 

The business of the firm was established in 
March, 1886, and by careful attention to the 
wants of the public as regards modern ideas in 
the planning and designing of buildings have al- 
ready gained a large number of patrons, number- 
ing among them many of our leading citizens. 

Among the many buildings erected after 
Messrs Allen & Tyler's plans may be mentioned 
the residences of Mr. Samuel Stevens, Mr. Chas. 
Bigelow, Mr. E. S. Perry, Mr. Geo. T. Bradley, 
and many other private houses. Of the public 
institutions planned by them the Almshouse 
building is the most important one, which when 
completed will cost $175,000. 

They have also completed the plans of a fine 
business block containing stores, offices, and a 
theater capable of seating one thousand people, 
for Hon. Samuel Simpson of Wallingford, Conn. 

The members of the firm are Wm. H. Allen, a 
native of Northampton, Mass., and Frank M. 
Tyler, a native of this city. Mr. Allen is a Free 
Mason, and both are members of the Improved 
Order of Red Men. They aie gentlemen of the 
highest personal integrity as well as unquestion- 
able skill, and if the present indications afford 
any criterion of coming events, their future suc- 
cess is entirely assured. 

B. L. Lambert, Real Estate and Loan Agent,. 
858 Chapel Street. — Prominent among the most 
active and enterprising real estate dealers in New 
Haven is Mr. B. L. Lambert, whose office is at 
No. 858 Chapel street. Mr. Lambert brings a 
wide range of experience to bear upon all his 
dealings, and possesses an intimate knowledge of 
the various residential and business sections of 
New Haven, and anywhere within a radius of 
fifteen miles. He transacts a general real estate 
business, having for sale or exchange, houses, 
stores, or flats at all prices, in the choicest loca- 
tions, and numy on such easy terms as to enable 
men of but moderate means to purchase a home. 
Renting is quite a specialty with Mr. Lambert, 
and he is very popular with landlord and tenant 
alike, having a choice list of good houses, flats 
and floors to let. Country property, both for 
agricultural and residential purposes, also has 
his close attention, and many large and small 
farms, for sale and to let, can be Jound upon his 
books. He negotiates loans on bonds and mort- 
gages, his honorable methods, liberal policy 
and low charges being duly appreciated by prop- 
erty owners and others in need of financial as- 
sistance. ]Mr. Lambert is a native of Orange,, 
Conn., and has been activelj' engaged in the real 
estate business since 1871, with success. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



David H. Clark, Contractor and Builder, 119 
Olive Street, 166 St. Jolin Street. — No account of 
the varied indu.stries of New Haven would be a 
•complete and reliable reflex of the resources of this 
city, without containing at least some account of 
the enterprise of Mr. David H. Clark, which 
must rank in importance with any of its con 
•temporaries in Connecticut. Nor do its claims to 
distinction stop here, as the period that has elapsed 
since its foundation in 1877 is such as to identify it 
most fully with the interests of the city. The 
premises occupied comprise two floors. 50x60 feet 
in dimensions, and besides giving employment to 
35 skilled hands, employ a 25 horsepower engine 




in the manufacture of interior and wood decora- 
tions, mantels, and work of that description. 
The business was established in 1877 by Messrs. 
Brown and Clark, succeeded in 1882 by the pres- 
ent management. 

All business in the line of carpenter and joiner 
worlc is promptly attended to at reasonable rates, 
special attention being paid to the fitting up of 
stores and all kinds of hard wood finish. The 
business is very extensive, Mr. Clark having 
erected over $500,000 worth of buildings in New 
Haven. The shop is located at Nos 119 Olive 
street and 166 St. John street. Mr. Clark is a 
native of Stratford, Conn., and is experienced in 
all the details of the business. The standing and 
position of this house is such as to entitle it to the 
highest consideration, and the manner in which 
its business is conducted is a fine exemplification 
of tliose principles, without which no permanent 
success could be achieved. 

Robert T. Bacon, Dealer in Men's Furnishing 
Goods, Shirts, Collars, Cuff's, and Neckwear, 
Underwear and Gloves, 908 Chapel Street. — 
Although but recently estal)lished (September, 
1886), this house has already a large patronage, 
due to the tact, energy, and thorough business 
ability of its proprietor, Mr. Robert T. Bacon, 
whose large and commodious store is very eligibly 
situated at No. 908Cliapel street. This establish- 
ment is very tastefully fitted up, and the stock 
carried is large and first class, including shirts, 
collars, cuff's, and neckwear; also underwear and 
gloves, dress studs and sleeve links in enamel, 
white and gold. Also a full line of scarf-pins, 
hosiery and underwear, in pure silk, lambs' wool, 
merino, in plain white and colors in every grade, 



at popular prices. In the glove department will 
be found the choicest selection of gloves of all 
kinds. Mr. Bacon is a native of Ansonia, Conn., 
and is sergeant of New Haven Grays, Co. F., 
Second Reg. Ct. N. G. Mr. Bacon bears an hon- 
orable name among his many friends in New 
Haven, and we commend this house to the patron- 
age of all desiring to purchase first-class goods at 
reasonable prices. 

S. Bretzfelder, Dealer in Imported and 
Domestic Dry Goods, 882 Chapel St., New Haven. 
A leading dry goods e>t;d)lishment in New Ha- 
ven is tlie elegant and capacious emporium of S. 
Bretzfelder Tins is one of the most re- 
liable establishments, as well as one of the 
oldefst stores of its kind in the city. 
Patrons and purchasers may feel assured 
of receiving excellent goods, honorable 
treatment, and polite attention, while the 
prices are always reasonable. This ad- 
mirably conducted house was established 
in 1857 by S Bretzfelder. Since his death 
it has been owned by Mrs. S. Bretzfelder, 
and conducted by her son, Mr. Henry C. 
Bretzfelder. The trade from the start has 
grown annually, and the sales now reach a 
very handsome amount in the course of a 
year. An attractive display is made and 
the stock carried will be found full and 
complete in every department. This em- 
braces general dry goods, fancy goods, 
notions, hosiery, small wares, cloaks, 
dresses and ladies' underwear, wrappers, etc. 
Every article purchased here may be relied upon 
as being not only well made of good material, 
but ort'ered at unusually low prices. Owing to 
the facilities enjoyed in the way of manufacture 
and purcha.se from first hands, tins reliable firm 
can offer special ativantages to patrons and we 
heartily commend the house. Mrs. Bretzfelder is a 
native of Bavaria, while lier son, Mr. Henry C. 
Bretzfelder, was born in New Haven. Both are 
well and favorably known in this city and section. 



John B. Judson, Native and Foreign Fruits. 
Wholesale and Retail, 724 and 726 Chapel Street, 
Stalls C and D, City Market. — This iiouse was 
established in 1874 by Messrs. Mix & Judson, 
succeeded in 1885 by J B. Judson. A large 
stock of native and foreign fruits are constantly 
on hand, and a very large wholesale and retail 
trade is done. This flourishing house occupies 
two stands, 25x30 feet in dimensions, located at 
724 and 726 Chapel street. Stalls C and D, City 
Market. Mr. Judson receives his goods from 
shippers throughout the best producing centers, 
and his facilities are of the finest. Mr. Judson 
keeps only the freshest of goods, and all sold at 
reasonable prices. Large consignments of all 
kinds of fruits are being daily received. Mr. 
Judson is ever ready to attend to all orders, 
whether large or small. He is a native of New 
Haven, and belongs to Golden Rule Encamp- 
ment and Harmony Lodge, Odd Fellows. He is 
also a Past Dictator in the Knights of Honor and 
one of the most active workers in the Royal Ar- 
canum, and is a man of energy and enterprise, 
and very j^opular among a large circle of friends 
and acquaintances. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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New Haven Clock Co., Manufacturers of 
Clocks and ISIovements of Every Description. — 
The New Haven Clock Co., was organized in 
1853, for tlie purpose of making movements only. 
In 1856 tliey bought out the Jerome Clock Co^, 
which had commenced doing business in 1825, 
and commenced to manufacture the finished 
clocks. They were the first manufacturers of 
clocks in quantities, in this country. The names 
of many people well known in the history of the 
town, were connected with this corporation from 
its origin. Chauncey Jerome, James E. English. 
Hiram Camp, H. M. Welch, John Woodruff and 
others who are well known in local history, have 
been identified as stockholders and managers 
from the beginning until now. The company 
has kept abreast with the demand for better 
and cheaper work, which has been felt by all the 
great interests of the country, and are today fur- 
nishing to the trade, clock movements of precis- 
ion, finished in the most perfect manner, as well 
as greatly improving the character of the cheaper 
grades of clocks. They have also added lo their 
other business a department for manufacturing 
electro-mechanical movements and telegraph sup- 
plies, which is turning out the best work of the 
character made in the country. The company 
has paid special attention to the designing of 
their clock cases in accordance with the improved 
and modern styles of house furnishings and 
decorating in w'oods, and have produced the 
most artistic work in solid brass which has been 
shown in clock cases. They manufacture the most 
complete line of time-pieces manufactured by any 
company, making everything that can be asked 
for in the way of clocks, from clocks of precision 
like Jeweler's Regulators down to the smallest 
lever clock madein the world, and have added 
within the last few years to their facilities, the 
best and most improved machinery for making 
work in the style of the French movement, _ in 
cut and polished steel pinions, and are placing 
upon the market at cheap prices, clocks which 
a few years ago were only within reach of people 
of large means. The company's aim has been to 
furnish the best article which could be produced 
for a fair piice, and the record of their work 
shows that they have succeeded. Each year has 
opened to them a wider market and a larger demand 
and the name of the company is as well known to 
represent standard work in England, Australia, 
China, Japan and South America, as at their 
own doors in Connecticut. The history of the 
company's progress has been identified with the 
great manufacUiring developments of the coun- 
try and the same qualities of enterprise and apti- 
tude and thoroughness which have built up the 
great industries of the country have worked out 
their legitimate result here. 

C. M. Parker, Practical Optician, 854 Chapel 
Street. — Who can doubi but that a man nowa- 
days must use his eyes under much more un- 
favorable circumstances than was the case a few 
generations ago ? Book-keepers working in dark 
and gloomy offices on account of the tall build- 
ings shutting out the light on every side. En- 
gravers doing the finest work in a desperate rush 
to keep up with their orders. People of all kinds 
reading poorly printed newspapers by the insuffi- 
cient light of the street-cars — all these are put- 



ting a terrible tax on their eyes without appar- 
ently giving a thought to the grave consequen- 
ces which may ensue from their so doing. And 
many of them when they find their eye-sight 
failing, stop on their way to the office or store 
and invest a quarter or so with a street-vender 
for a pair of his villainous spectacles, fondly im- 
agining that only some kind of a magnifying 
glass is needed and that any vender, however 
ignorant, can supply them with that. A mo- 
ment's reflection should convince any intelligent 
person of how delicate and complex an organ 
the eye must necessarily be, and how absurd it 
is to suppose that anyone unless specially trained 
in the matter can know precisely what form and 
arrangement of lenses is suited to any individual 
case. Practical opticians, men who have made 
the science of optics a study, are not to be found 
without some little trouble, and while the study is- 
essential it should be supplemented by subse- 
quent practical experience. Some, as, for in- 
stance, Mr. C. M. Parker, of No. 854 Chapel 
street, will test the eyes free of charge. This 
gentleman has, though recently established, al- 
ready gained the confidence of many who have 
had practical proofs of his skill. He is a native 
of Oriskany Falls, N. Y. 



New Haven Savings Bank, 99 Orange Street. 
— Realizing in the fullest sense the expectations 
of its founders, and justifying the confidence re- 
posed by the community in the methods and in- 
tegrity of the management, the New Haven Sav- 
ings Bank will next year (1888) reach the semi- 
centennial of its existence. The institution was 
chartered in 1838, and from its inception has had 
uninterrupted success and accomplished a mis- 
sion of great beneficence. The statement of the 
condition of the bank 
at close of business, 
Jan. 1st, 1887, makes 
a showing of which 
the corporation may 
well be proud. The 
d e p o s i ts airgi'egate 
$5,830,650. the mar- 
ket value of assets 
over and above the 
par and book value 
with surplus as 
shown is $790, 889. 00, 
an evidence of 
the sound judgment 
of the officers in the 
investmf nt of the im- 
mense sums entrusted to their keeping. The de- 
posits at the date named reached the great amount 
of ,$5,830,650, ranking the New Haven Savings 
Bank among the largest institutions of the kind 
in New England, and indeed in the country. 

Messrs. A. L. Kidston and J. P. Tuttle are the 
President and the Secretary and Treasurer of the 
bank respectively. They are both financiers of 
exceptional ability, and in their long connection 
with the bank and their faithful discharge of the 
important trusts reposed in them, they have 
always exhibited that conscientious regard for 
the interests of the depositors, as to merit the 
universal commendation of the patrons of the in- 
stitution, and of their fellow-citizens generally. 




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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Foy, Harmon & Chadwick, Corset Manufac- 
turers, Nos. 1 to 9 Church Street, New Haven. — 
In manufacturing and trade circles in New Eng- 
land this house has long occupied a most promi- 
nent position. 

The business dates back as far as 1865, when it 
■was inaugurated by Gen. G. M. Harmon, who 
was succeeded by the firm of Harmon & Bald- 
-win, and they in turn by that of Harmon, Bald- 
win & Foy. Tlie name and style was afterwards 
changed to Foy, Harmon & Co , and of late the 
important work has been continued under the 
firm name of Foy, Harmon & Chadwick. 

The extensive factory of this house is located 
at Nos. 1 to 9 Church street, and comprises three 
large three-story buildings, with an aggregate 
floor surface of nearly 40,000 square feet; fully 
equioped with the best labor-saving machinery 
operated by steam. 
A force of 150 opera- 
tors are employed in 
the manufacture of 
corsets of the most 
improved patterns, 
and for many years 
the firm have been 
one of the principal 
sources of supply for 
the leading jobbers 
in this line of goods 
in the country. 
Messrs. Foy, Har- 
mon & Chadwick's 
corsets are made in 
various styles, and 
combine all of the 
best qualities, witli 
out any of the defects 
of this indispensible article ot ladies' outfits, and 
for comfort, health and durability this concern is 
unsurpassed by any competitors in the country 
and equalled b}^ few. 

Messrs. James H. Foy, George M. Harmon and 
Chas. N. Chadwick are the individual members 
of this firm, and among j ibbers throughout the 
country they are recognized as responsible and 
successful leaders in this branch of industrial en 
terprise. 

Union Trust Company, 807 Chapel Street, 
New Haven. — Since its organization and incor- 
poration in 1871, the Union Trust Company has 
exerted a wholesome influence in the business 
affairs of New Haven and at present writing it is 
recognized as one of the solid and ably managed 
financial institutions of the city. 

In addition to the transaction of general bank- 
ing business, the concern is the legally desig- 
nated depository for trust funds and money paid 
into courts, and such is the status of the com- 
pany that trustees depositing funds with them 
are legally relieved of responsibility for loss. 
The company occupy commodious rooms on the 
first floor of their large fine building, 807 Chapel 
street, and have every facility for the dispatch of 
business and the care and custody of funds and 
valuable papers. The management of affairs is 
characterized by the utmost prudence and the 
financial ability of the officers emphasizes the 
confidence reposed in the institution. 

The officers of the company are : President, 




Henry L. Hotchkiss; Treasurer, William T. 
Bartlett, who, with Messrs. Louis H. and 
Eugene S. Bristol, compose the board of trus- 
tees. 

Mr. Wm. T. Bartlett and Mr. Louis H. Bris- 
tol have served the people as Aldermen of the 
city with fidelity, and the standing of all en- 
trusted with the management of affairs gives 
every assurance of a future of continued pros- 
perity and increased usefulness. 

Evarts Cutler, Fine Art Store. Paintings, 
Engravings, and Etchings. Picture Framing a 
specialty. Artistic Wares, useful and decorative. 
Artists'- Materials. 837 Chapel Street. — The love 
of fine art productions, such as paintings, en- 
gravings, etchings, &c., is becoming stronger and 
stronger among us as a nation. Time was, and 
net so very long ago either, when bare walls was 
the rule, rather than the exception, in our homes. 
Things are different now, and a vast change has 
taken place for the better in this regard. Even 
in a workingman s home may be seen copies of 
the productions of the best and truest artists. 
Art emporiums are far more numerous than they 
used to be; so numerous, in fact, that it is diffi- 
cult to to decide which it is best to patronize. In 
a review of this nature, however, we shall not be 
far wrong if we mention the name of Mr. Evarts 
Cutler, whose establishment at No. 837 Chapel 
street is sucli a source of attraction to those who 
chance to be in the vicinity. His store is net 
ooly large and elegantly arranged, but contains 
many truly beautiful gems of art in the way of 
paintings, engravings, etchings, &c., together 
with interior decorative wares of every descrip- 
tion. Mr. Cutler commenced the business in 
1863, and then, for four years, was connected 
with a Mr. Bradley, who retired after some year-", 
the sole proprietorship since then being vested in 
Mr. Cutler. His trade, which is a strictly retail 
one, extends over the whole country, many 
orders being received from quite a distance, as it 
is known Mr. Cutler is quite a connoisseur in art 
matters generally. Of picture framing in every 
conceivable style he makes a specialty, and in the 
matter of artists' materials he does quite an ex- 
tensive trade. Employing fifteen handa, Mr. 
Culler is possessed of ample facilities for execut- 
ing all orders entrusted him, with promptness, 
and no little of his success in the business is due 
to the fact that he invariably delivers goods at 
the exact time promised. 

Mutual Reserve Fund Life .Association, J. 

Morse, Mannger, 63 Church Street. — In providing 
reliable insurance at actual cost, the Mutual Re- 
serve Fund Life Association of New York, E. B. 
Harper, President, most assuredly leads all 
others, and the excellent management of 
affairs since its organization, six years ago, 
has demonstrated beyond question the inesti- 
mable advantages of the mutual plan, well- 
conducted, over all other systems in vogue. 
By the particular care exercised in the selection 
of its members, the conservative, prudent invest- 
ment of its surplus fund, and the prompt pay- 
ment of losses, the Mutual Reserve has won its 
way into popular confidence, and has met with 
success, almost phenomenal. The expenses 
are but $3 per year on each $1,000 of insurance, 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



95 



and the maximum amount which can be collected 
during any one year is limited to figures which 
hrivgs the cost of insurance at most but one half 
that charged by stock companies. 

Under this system of insurance over twelve 
millions of dollars in ca*h has been actually 
saved to its members for the past six years. This is 
the only Company doing a life business which has 
a deposit of $200,000 with the Insurance Depart- 
ment of N. Y. State. The reserve fund has ac- 
cumulated since 1881 to $1,000,000, and increas- 
ing at the rate of $1,500 00 per day. This fund 
provides for an excessive mortality and for fu- 
ture assessments. 

On January 1st, this year, a dividend of 333^ 
per cent, was declared to members of five years 
standing. 

The admission fees range from $8.00 for one 
thousand dollars insurance, to $70, on $20 000. 
and death claims are promptly paid within ninety 
days after approval of proofs of loss. 

The beneficent work accomplished by this As- 
sociation is manifested by the large aggregate of 
$3,000,000 in death claims paid since the organiza- 
tion of the concern, and the favor in which it is 
held at home is shown by the fact that in 1885 
tke iVIutual Reserve did nearly as much business 
in New York State as the Mutual Life and the 
New York Life combined, a larger amount than 
the Equitable, and except these more than all the 
other companies combined. The new business 
for 1887 aggregated $00,000,000, and the assets, 
January Ut, 1887, are $1.58(1493. 55. 

The management of the affairs of this great in- 
stitution in New Haven is in the hands of Mr. J. 
Morse, whose office is located at No. 63 Church 
street. He is a reliable, energetic business man, 
and in his keeping the interests of the Associa- 
tion are in every way well and faithfully sub- 
served. 

Mr. Morse is also agent for the Guaranty Acci- 
dent Association, which gives insurance against 
accidents at an annual cost of $12.00 with the 
following Benefits: Death resulting from acci- 
dent, or loss of hand and foot, or both hands or 
both feet, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, $3,000, $1,000, 
$500. Loss of one limb, $2,500, $2,000, $1,500, 
$1,000, $500, $250. Also a weekly indemnity, in 
case of an accident, of $5 to $25, according to 
amount of policy. 

J. D. Dewell & Co., Wholesale Grocers and 
Flour, 233, 235, 237 and 239 State Street, New 
Haven. — The city of New Haven is abreast of 
her sister cities in New England in the magni- 
tude and extent of its wholesale grocery trade, 
and the most commendable enterprise character- 
izes her representative firms in this branch of 
business. 

The reliable and popular house of J. D. Dewell 
& Co., is one of the best known and ranks among 
the oldest wholesale grocery concerns in New Ha- 
ven, dating its origin back to 1850. The found 
ers, Messrs. Bushnell & Co., were in 1863 suc- 
ceeded by Bushnell& Dewell, and in 1877 the 
firm, as now constituted, was organized and suc- 
ceeded to the large trade developed by tlieir pre- 
dect ssors. 

Messrs. Dewell & Co's., premises comprise the 
entire four-story buildine, Nos. 233, 235, 237 and 
239 State street, with 32r400 feet of floor surface, 



and the stock in trade of the firm is complete and 
extensive, comprising full lines of fine family and 
staple groceries. The firm conduct a large 
trade in fine teas and coffees and are direct im- 
porters of salt, and tlie house is a favorite source 
of supply for the retail trade of Connecticut and 
other parts of New England. 

]\Iessrs. Dewell & Co, , are agents for the leading 
Minneapolis Flour ]\Iills of'Washburn, Crosby 
& Co. They are supplied with all the improved 
appliances in use, and the brands of this firm are 
in steady demand. 

Messrs. J. D. Dewell and F. C. Bushnell com- 
prise this successful and progressive firm. They 
were born in Norfolk and IMadison, Conn., re- 
spectively, and are infiuential citizens and leaders 
in society as in trade circles in New Haven. 

Standard Cab Company, Central Office, 62,. 
64 and 66 Center St. ; Stable, 108 and 112 Crown 
St. — In supplying the clieapest and best method 
of conveyance to points in and about New Ha- 
ven, the Standard Cab Company have for three 

years ac- 
comp 1 i sh- 
ed a benifi- 
cent work,, 
and the ap- 
preciati o n 
of the pub- 
1 i c has 
been abun- 
d a n t 1 y 
manifest- 
ed in the 
large and 
steadily- 
growing patronage of the concern. 

This company have ample facilities for their im- 
portant busiues.s. I'heir stable is a three-story- 
structure, 40x120 feet in dimensions, admirably 
appointed, and with every convenience for the 
care of horses and cabs. To accommodate the 
trade of the company, a large number of stylish 
eabs, coupes, Victoria Hansoms (see cut), and 
light carriages are constantly at hand for wed- 
dings, funerals, shopping, calling or for convey- 
ance to the depot or boat. A force ot 25 compe- 
tent drivers are employed who are selected with 
special reference to their sobriety, honesty, care- 
ful driving and courtesy to passengers. The 
system of rates adopted by the company is an ad- 
mirable one, and the rates of fare are the lowest 
in the city. For cabs, the charge is but 25 cent* 
for one passenger within a mile limit, or 75 cent& 
per hour; $1 per hour for two or more passengers, 
while Coupes, Broughams and Victoria Hansoms 
can be had for service either in or out of the city 
for $1 per hour for one or more passengers; and 
all orders are filled with dispatch. 

The proprietor of this well regulated establish- 
ment is Wm. A. Sawyer. Mr. L. H. Kendall is- 
the efficient superintendent, and there are few 
cities of the country that can boast a more com- 
plete or effective cab service than that of the- 
Standard Cab Company. 

Mr. Sawyer is prominent in business and social 
circles in this city, being an active member of the 
Masonic and Odd Fellows associations, and also 
of the Elks, Knights of Honor, and Knights of 
Pythias. 




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LEADIJfG BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



S. E. Merwin & Son, Wholesale Dealers in 
Beef, Pork, Lard, Bacon, etc., 354 & 356 State 
Street. — The house of S. E. Merwin & Son, lo 
<f;ated at Nos. 354 and 356 State street, was estab- 
lished in 1851 by Messrs. Smith, Todd & Merwin, 
who continued it until 1856, when they were suc- 
ceeded by S. E. Merwin & Son. Since 1874 Mr. 
S. E. Merwin and his two partners, Mr. F. C. 
Lum and R. A. Beers, have continued the busi- 
ness under the name of S. B. Merwin & Son. 
This old established firm is an important adjunct 
to the provision trade of New Haven, as their 
productions have secured an excellent reputation 
in the market, owing to their uniform good qual- 
ity, in consequence of the stock being selected 
with unusual care, the curing and packing being 
performed by skilled hands, of which fifty are 
employed, and under critical supervision. The 
premises occupied consist of the sales-rooms, five 
floors 125x60 teet in dimensions, and the packing 
house, three floors 80x160 feet in dimensions. 
This is equipped with all the most modern ap- 
pliances known to the trade. The goods in 
which they deal comprise beef, pork, lard, bacon, 
■dressed hogs, hams, shoulders, etc., etc. These 
are noted all over the country as standard pro- 
ductions, and are unsurpassed in quality by those 
of any other similar house. The sales- rooms are 
arranged conveniently for trade purposes, being 
supplied with necessary storage and refrigerators, 
thereby enabling them to offer only tlie best 
goods to their patrons. Mr. S. E. Merwin is a 
native ofBrookfield, Conn., and has been Colonel 
of the Second Regiment, State Militia, and Ad- 
jutant General of the State Militia during the ad 
ministration of Governor Jewell. Mr. F. C. 
Lum is a native of this city, and was Councilman 
for two years; Mr. R. A. Beers is a native of Buf- 
falo, N. Y. These gentlemen are ail highly es- 
teemed in mercantile circles for their integrity 
and ability. 



Rida & Yungerman, Artistic Sign Writers, 
No. 285 State Street. — In the leading centres of 
trade the art of sign writing has become one of 
the most important branches of business, and the 
elegant and attractive designs on glass, metal and 
wood, have become notable features of almost 
«very mercantile establishment of more than or- 
dinary pretensions. The hou.se above designated 
was established in 1873 by Mr. Jule A. Rida, 
the senior member of the present firm, who suc- 
ceeded to the business about one year ago. 
These enterprising artisans are among the lead- 
ing designers and painters of signs in New Eng- 
land, and the originality and beauty of their 
styles has attracted the attention of merchants 
and manufacturers in all parts of the Eastern 
States. The firm number among their patrons 
some of the most extensive advertisers in the 
country, among whom may be named P. T. 
Barnum, Eureka Silk Co., Imperial Granum, 
the manufacturers of Ozone Soap, and a host of 
the leading local business houses of New Haven. 
Besides their large amount of custom work, 
Messrs. Rida & Yungerman manufacture signs 
for advertising purposes and can supply large 
advertisers at short notice anything in their line 
at manufacturers' prices, and guarantee satisfac- 
tion. 



A number of expert sign writers are employed. 

Messrs. Jule A. Rida and G. Yungerman are 
the members of the firm. They are both natives 
of New Haven. 

The following testimonial bj P. T. Barnum 
will be read with interest by all: "Mr. Jule A. 
Rida has done considerable artistic animal paint- 
ing for the Barnum and London shows, and has 
given us peculiar satisfaction for the skill and 
good taste with which he has grouped the an- 
imals, a» well as the excellent likenesses and nat- 
ural colors which he has produced." — P. T. Bar- 
num. 



The National New Haven Bank, 809 Chapel 
Street. — This bank, one of the oldest of New 
England's solid, successful financial institutions, 
was incorporated in 1792, as the New Haven 
Bank, and was reorganized under the National 
Banking Laws in 1865. For almost a century 
the career of tliis iustitutiou has been one of 
great beneficence, and under present, as under 
past management, its prestige and usefulness are 
maintained unimpaired. 

The capital stock of the bank is $464,800, and 
the surplus and undivided profits aggregating 
$240,000, more than half the capital, is unmistak- 
able proof of the ability and prudence which has 
always characterized the conduct of affairs. 

The officers are: President, Wilbur F. Day; 
Cashier, Robert I. Couch. The following are 
its Board of Directors: Wilbur F. Day, Isaac 
Anderson, Augustus Lines, E. H. Bishop, H. L. 
Ilotchkiss, Joseph Parker, Louis H. Bristol, E. 
H. Trowbridge, Jr. and Timothy Dwight, men 
whose high standing is abundant guarantee of 
the continued faithful discharge of important 
trusts, and of the future prosperity of tlie insti- 
tution which for nearly a hundred years has been 
a model of excellent management. The officers 
enjoy the fullest confidence of patrons, and the 
institution is steadily growing in popular favor 
and influence. 

A feature of this bank worthy of note is 
the long service of its officers and clerks. 
]Mr. Amos Townsend, late cashier of the bank, 
who died in 1885, and who was so well known 
for active efforts in aid of every worthy object, 
was connected with the institution sixty-nine 
years. jMr. Couch, his popular successor, has 
served for twenty-two years in various capacities. 
Mr. Benjamin Higby, the late well known Teller, 
was in its employ forty years. His sou, Edward 
W. Higby, has faithfully served the institution 
twenty-three years. Mr. Ezra Stiles Hubbard, 
the former venerable bookkeepar of the bank, 
ilied in 1861, after a term of thirty-four years 
service 

Mr. Wilbur F. Day, the present President, 
was elected Clerk in 1857, thirty years ago. 
He was chosen President in 1869, on the decease 
of his respected predecessor, Mr. Hervey San- 
ford. During Mr. Day's administration of 
eighteen years the average net profits of the bank 
have been at the rate of 13J^ per cent, per an- 
nuiu. Dividends amounting to $985,376 have 
been paid during that period on the capital stock 
of $464,800 and $129,000 added to the surplus, 
m^king-a total of profits in eighteen years of 
.$1, 114^376. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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W. T. Hatch & Sons, Bankers, New York ; 
branch office, 808 Chapel Street, New Haven.— 
The many manufacturing and commercial indus- 
tries of tht city of New Haven require the means 
wherewith to make their exchanges and to at- 
tend to their financial operations. And here, it 
may be as well to mention, that in addition to 
National and State incorporated banks there are 
many private bankers who make a point of at- 
tending to the growing wants of the community 
in this respect. Amongst the latter is the highly 
respected New York firm of Messrs. W. T. Hatch 
& Sons, who, in 1881, opened a branch ofHce 
here in New Haven at No. 808 Chapel street, 
where every convenience and accommodation 
for customers is to be found. This firm, the 
members of which are Messrs. Walter T., Na- 
thaniel W. T., Henry P. Hatch, and Arthur M. 
Hatch — all members of the New York Stock 
Exchange — in addition to their long experience, 
have arnple facilities for executing all orders for 
the purchase and sale of railroad and other bonds 
and stocks either in this or other cities, and 
among their correspondents are some of the most 
prominent bankers in the United States. Their 
offices here are connected by private wire with 
New York, and all orders entrusted to the care 
of this firm are executed with the utmost prompt- 
n' ss and despatch. jMessrs. W T. Hatch & Sons 
likewise transact a general banking business, re- 
ceiving deposits subject to check at sight, and 
representing many country corporations and 
bankers, including a long list throughout the 
whole of this portion of the country. They pos- 
sess the entire confidence of the financial commu- 
nity, and enjoy the highest reputation for sound 
business principles, honorable dealings, and 
promptness in the prosecution of any undertak- 
ing or commission in which they may engage. 



A. B. Barnes, Wholesale Dealer in Fair Haven 
Oysters, 121 & 133 South Front Street, Fair Ha- 
ven, Conn. — This is doubtless one of tlie pioneer 
houses in the oyster trade of New England, the 
business having beeen inaugurated halt a century 
ago, by Messrs. Barnes & Mallory, the first 
named being the father of the subject of this no- 
tice. In 1881 the firm of Barnes & Ludington 
succeeded to the large trade developed by the 
founders, and two years since the senior member 
of the firm last named, who had been connected 
with the business for 25 years, became sole pro- 
prietor. ]Mr. Barnes is an extensive grower of 
oysters, his farm comprising 100 acres of the best 
oyster grounds in this section. He employs a 
force of 40 catchers, shuckers, etc., and has a 
large steamer in use, with capacity for catching 
and bringing to his wharf 1,000 bushels per day. 
Mr. Barnes' premises are 150x175 feet in area, 
with an excellent wharf and every facility for his 
extensive wholesale trade. He deals in shell and 
opened oysters in bulk, and supplies the best na- 
tive bivalves to the trade at most reasonable 
prices, and his facilities for his extensive New 
England and New York trade are amply equal to 
the steady and growing demand for his merchan- 
dise. 

Mr. Barnes is a New Haven man by birth, and 
enjoys the unqualified confidence of customers 
and correspondents at home and abroad. 



Thompson & Belden, Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in Paints, Oils, Glass, etc., Nos. 396 and 
398 State Street. — As one of the leading repre- 
sentative mercantile houses of New Haven, 
Messrs. Thompson & Belden, of Nos. 396 and 398' 
State street, have for three years been prominent 
in trade circles in this city and section. Their 
extensive store and warerooms are centrally lo- 
cated, and are admirable in their arrangement 
and complete in appointments. They occupy 
two floors of their large building, each 20x120 
feet in dimensions, and it would be difficult to 
find in New England, a stock of goods more 
complete and comprehensive. The stock includes 
all kinds of paints, oils, glass, varnishes, brushes, 
and everything in this line for painters, glazierS;. 
and manufacturers' purposes. They make a 
specialty of heavy oils, petroleum, paints, and 
glass, and have every facility for supplying both 
(consumers and the trade with merchandise of 
standard excellence at lowest margins above cost, 
and the house is one of the most popular in New 
Haven, enjoying the full confidence of all with 
whom they are brought into business relations. 

The trade of Messrs. Thompson & Belden is 
both wholesale and retail, and has attained large 
proportions by reason of the known business 
worth of these reliable merchants. 

They are also the agents in this city for Masury's 
famous railroad and liquid colors, and every 
specialty in the wide range of this class of mer- 
chandise is always obtainable at this establish- 
ment. 

Mes.srs. F. I. Thompson and F. H. Belden are 
the individual members of this representative 
firm. They are natives of New Haven. 

Alexander Emery, Importer and Manufac- 
turer of Teas, Coffees, and Spices, 17 and 19* 
Crown Street. — The wholesale house of Alexan- 
der Emery was established in 1852 by Mr. Steele, 
succeeded in 1858 by Samuel Halliwell. In 1870' 
the firm became Steele, Emery & Pratt, succeed 
ed in 1872 by Steele & Emery, and on January 
l.st, 1886, Mr. Alexander Emery assumed entire 
control. Since its start the trade has expanded 
rapidly, and now represents a very large trade. 
Mr. Emery takes an active part in the manage- 
ment of the affairs of the house, and is well qual- 
ified, by long experience, to maintain the concern 
in the position it now holds as one of the leading 
houses in its line in the city. 

He occupies four floors fitted up expressly for 
the business. 

The machinery employed in grinding spiceS;^ 
etc., is run by a twelve horsepower engine. 
The stock carried embraces fancy and staple 
groceries of every description, which are selected 
with judgment, and are of the best quality in 
every respect. 

Mr. Emery is an importer and jobber of teas, 
coffees, and spices, and the trade can depend on 
securing the choicest and best in the market- 
Shipments are made to all parts of Connecticut 
and Massachusetts. Employment is given to up- 
wards of twenty-five hands. A specialty is made 
of the well-known "Czar Baking Powder." 

Mr. Emery possesses a knowledge of every 
branch of his large business, and is one of the 
most prominent representatives of this line in the 
State. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Munson & Co., Manufacturers of Patent Fold- 
ing Paper Boxes, 57 to 65 Bradley Street. — The 
career of this well known house has been one of 
uninterrupted success since its establishment in 
1875, and the business of the firm has steadily 
increased in volume and extent until at this writ- 
ing its list of patrons comprises many of the 
leading manufacturers throughout New England 
and adjoining sections and the trade has attained 
most important proportions. 

In their extensive operations the firm occupy 
a large four story building, Nos. 57 to 65 Brad- 
ley street, 35x100 feet in dimensions, and the es- 
tablishment is thoroughly supplied with the 
most improved labor-saving machinery in use, 
driven by a steam engine of 30 horsepower. 

Fifty employes are engaged here in the manu- 
facture of Patent Folding Paper Boxes of the 
most unique and excellent design, patented by 
the firm, and pronounced the best in use for spe- 
cific purposes by those best qualified to judge. 
The output comprises plain and ornamental hos- 
es of many different designs and sizes for patent 
medicines, druggists' prescription bottles, bird 
seed, seidlitz powders, confectionery, ice cream, 
notions and hardware specialties, and the facili- 
ties of the house for filling orders with dispatch 
are unsurpassed, if equaled, by any like concern 
in New England. 

Messrs. E. B. and H. S. Munson comprise this 
well known firm, and by reason of the business 
"worth and methods of the management the house 
has attained distinction among the representa- 
tive leaders of industrial enterprise in New 
Haven. 

The Hogarth Academy, Chapel Street, corner 
Church; Prof. J. M. Lee, Principal.— Of the lat- 
ter-day educational institutions of New England 
there are few that have attained the prominence 
and none that can boast of grander achievement 
than the Hogarth Academy of New Haven. 
This school was established in 1885 by the pre- 
sent principal, Prof. J. M. Lee, and in two short 
years the results attained have far surpassed the 
most sanguine expectations of its founder. Asa 
preparatory school for colleges, the curriculum 
is all that could be desired, and the roll, number- 
ing 350 weekly pupils, attests the popular confi- 
dence which the management inspires. The 
school is attractively and conveniently located at 
868 Chapel street, and the building is admirably 
adapted for intended purposes. The range of 
studies includes all branches of academic educa- 
tion, embracing higher mathematics, and also a 
full business course, comprising book-keeping, 
penmanship, telegraphy, and type-writing. The 
principal is assisted by a corps of four experi- 
enced teachers, each a specialist in his line, and 
the moral tone of the government and executive 
abilltj' of the principal challenges universal com- 
mendation. 

The influence of Hogarth Academy, even in its 
infancy, is widespread and beneficent, and the 
tact of the faculty and the excellent manage 
ment of affairs is rapidly extending the field of 
its uselulness. 

The school has had a career, almost phenome- 
nal in our day of progress, and its future pros- 
perity and permanent usefulness seems abun- 
<iantly assured. 



New Haven Malting Company, Oflice 391 
Chapel Street. — As auxilliary to the vast brew- 
ing interests of New Haven and its trade area, 
the above company have since 1885 conducted a 
large malting business in this city, and theirs is 
one of the most complete and well managed con- 
cerns of the kind in this section. 

The premises of the company comprise a large 
four-story brick building 50x140 feet in dimen- 
sions, built with special reference to the business 
conducted and equipped with the best improved 
machinery and appliances operated by a steam 
engine of 50 horsepower, with every facility for 
producing 100,000 bushels of nuilt per diem. 

The company manufacture the finest mall from 
Canada barley only, and the product of this con- 
cern is pronounced by brewers as unsurpassed 
for strength, purity and general excellence. The 
important interests of this reliable corporation 
are in the keeping of competent officers, and the 
management of affairs has been such as to com- 
mand a large trade among the brewers of the 
Eastern and Middle States, and to inspire the 
fullest confidence in the method and mercbandise 
of the concern. 

The officers of the company are as follows: 
President, C. H. Osborne; Vice-President, Mar- 
cius C. Moran; Secretary, William Cliapnian; 
Treasurer, W. E. Van Name. They are all natives 
of New York and are well and widely known on 
'Change and among beer and ale manufacturers 
in all pnrts of the country. 



New Haven Brewing Company, 391 Chapel 
Street. — Of late years the growth of tli£ brewing 
interests of New England have been wonderful, 
and both in quality and quantity this city is fast 
approaching equality with l^)chester, Milwaukee 
and other places famous for the excellence of 
their malt beverages. Among the brewers who 
have largely contributed to the beer and ale trade 
of the Elm City, the New Haven Brewing Com- 
pany are perhaps the foremost, both in regard to 
the purity and excellence of their product and the 
volume and field of their trade. 

The company was incorporated in 1883, and 
at present writing is officered as follows: C. H. 
Osborne, President; George Russell, Vice-Presi- 
dent; W. E. Van Name, Secretary; who with 
Messrs. William Chapman, Charles Luger and 
jNIarcius C. Moran comprise the Board of Direc- 
tors. 

The valuable plant of the company is located 
at Nos. 391 to 395 Chapel, and from 54 to 66 East 
street, and the premises consist of a large four- 
story building 84x140 feet in dimensions, with 
the usual complement of outbuildings, etc. The 
brewery is modern and complete in its appoint- 
ments, with machinery of the latest improved 
designs, operated by a steam engine of 50 horse- 
power. The output of this brewery aggregates 
15,000 barrels of pure Extra Canada Malt Ales, 
Porter and Brown Stout, of finest flavor and 
standard excellence, and the demand for the pro- 
duct of the New Haven Co. comes from all parts 
of the Eastern and Middle States, and is steadily 
increasing and extending. 

The company are at present writing among the 
leading maltsters of the United States. The 
oflicers are principally residents of New York. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA YEN. 



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CurtisB & Pierpont, Dealers in Parlor Heat- 
ers, Furnaces. Ranges, Stoves, etc., Broadway, 
Junction of Elm Street.— Commercial enterprises 
of modern tiines embrace many features of prac 
tical utility, but none which deserve higher con- 
sideration or merit than those which relate to the 
tome— its pleasures and conveniences. Among 
«uch may be mentioned the house over which 
Messrs. Curtiss & Pierpont preside, and which 
has an old and intimate connection with the bus- 
iness history of New Haven. It was established in 
1866 by F. A. Curtiss & Co., succeeded in 1876 by 




Brodrick & Curtiss, and in 1886 the present pro- 
prietors, Mr. Franklin A. Curtiss and J. H. Pier- 
pont assumed control, the former a native of 
Stratford, Ct., and the latter of Ridgefield, Ct. 
Both of these gentlemen being fully conversant 
with the wants of the trade, upright and honest in 
all their dealings, have established an extensive 
trade throughout the city and surroundings. 

The prernises occupied comprise two buildings 
and store-house, one" floor 30x80 and two floors 
45x30 feet in dimensions, the store is finely fitted 
up and a first-class stock is carried, embracing 
parlor heaters, furnaces, ranges, stoves, tin-ware 
and kitchen furniture, and have also a depart- 
ment for executing contracts, and jobbing in 
roofing, plumbing and gas piping. Their spa- 
cious premises are located on Broadway, at the 
junction of Elm street, and this house is by com- 
mon consent one of the leading and most reliable 
concerns of the kind in New Haven, excellent 
goods and popular prices being the prevailing 
features here. This emploj-ment is given to eight- 
een in this flourishing establishment, and the 
trade is both wholesale and retail. This house 
makes a specialty of plumbing and galvanizing, 
and all orders of this kind will not only be 
promptly attended to, but satisfaction and first- 
class work will be the result. A specialty is also 
made of the " Good News" Range — see illustra- 
tion above — which is one of the finest and most 
improved in the market; eacli range is warranted 
in every particular. Also the popular Chilson's 
cone furnaces, which are furnished in all sizes. 

L. D. Chidsey, Purveyor, No. 1 Church St., 
corner George. — No branch of commercial enter- 
prise is more important or more representative in 
character than that of the purveyor, and in this 



^es^pect our city can boast of having within its 
borders a truly representative house — that of L. 
I). Chidsey — whose well-known establishment is 
located at "No. 1 Church stre«t, corner of George. 
The business was founded on May 1st, 1872, by 
W. P. Stone and L. D. Chidsey, the former dy- 
ing in 1883. The firm then became known as 
L. D. Chidsey & Co., the "Co." being at pres- 
ent dispensed with. The premises occupied by 
Mr. Chidsey are ample and are stocked with a 
carefully selected assortment of "Extra" canned 
goods of every description. A specialty is made 
of fine butter, and the many excellent brands 
which he handles are generally used by the better 
class of our residents. Mr. Clddsey is a native of 
East Haven. He is thoroughly and practically 
versed in ever}^ branch of his business, and no one 
more worthily deserves the success achieved 
than he. Giving a close, personal attention to 
the filling of all orders, those entering into busi- 
ness relations with him can rely upon securing 
advantages not readily obtainable elsewhere. 

Grand Union Hotel, G. S. Barkentin, Pro- 
prietor, 1,018 Chapel Street, next Carll's Opera 
House. — One of the most popular hotels of New 
Haven is the Grand Union Hotel, which is at 
1,018 Chapel street, opposite the colleges and ad- 
joining Carll's Opera House. The house is of 
brick, four stories in height and having been 
built in 1881, everything is in modern style and 
all improvements are to be found here. The 
situation is one of the best in the city. It is with- 
in five minutes walk of the post ofiice, banks, 
places of amusement and the principal stores, 
and is located in a select portion of the city. 
There are twenty-five handsomely furnished, well 
ventilated and commodious rooms, and travellers 
will find here every comfort and convenience. 
The cuisine is first-class in every respect, nothing 
but the best of'everything being offered to patrons 
of this house, and the cooking and serving is un- 
surpassed. The proprietor is a caterer of long ex- 
perience and enjoys a large custom in this line 
from the best families in the city. He makes a 
specialty of catering for parties, weddings, college 
spreads and other occasions, and it is only 
necessary to mention the amount one may wish 
to spend and as tempting a menu will be offered as 
can be procured of any caterer in New England. 
For this branch of the business a full line of elegant 
China and glass is constantly carried and perfect 
satisfaction is guaranteed in every respect, while 
the prices will be found most reasonable. 

This house was originally opened in 1881 by 
Fuller & Post, succeeded by the present proprie- 
tor, Mr. G. S. Barkentin, in 1885. This gentle- 
man is a native of England and is familiar with 
every detail of the business. The manager, ]\Ir. 
David Felio, is a native of New York State, and 
is very popular with the travelling public. 

The cafe of the Grand Union is one of the most 
attractive places in the city, and derives an ex- 
tensive patronage from both regular and tran- 
sient guests. We take pleasure in commending 
this hotel to all desiring a first-class and well 
kept house at reasonable ))rices. 

Both Mr. Bai'kentin and Mr. Felio are mem- 
bers of the Knights of Honor, and the proprietor 
is also a Chapter Mason, both are well and favor- 
ably known in business and social circles. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



Gardner Morse, Real EsUUe and Insurance, 
851 Chapel Street. — The oldest, largest and most 
popular Real Estate and Insurance Agency of 
this city is that of Gardner Morse, located in 
Austin Building, No. 851 Chapel street. Col- 
onel Morse established himself in this location 
in 1837, and has ever since continuously carried 
on an extensive business in every department of 
Real Estate and Fire Insurance. 

The many transactions in real property in 
which he has been engaged both as principal and 
agent during the past 50 years have caused his 
name to be perhaps more prominently identified 
with the growth and development of the city of 
New Haven than that of any other individual 
now living. 

Many of its principal streets and avenues have 
been laid out and unoccupied tracts converted in- 
to thickly settled and convenient homes under his 
management. In the conveyance of property 
probably no name has been entered so often upon 
the land records of New Haven. 

Large and important trusts, both private and 
public, have been confided to his care and are 
still discharged by him with unquestioned fidelity 
and rare good judgment. 

From 1837 to 1857 he filled with great accept- 
ance to the public the ofiice of Tax Collector of 
the town, city and school district, and he still 
continues in other public positions of trust and 
usefulness. 

As a fire underwriter Colonel Morse is equally 
well-known and esteemed. The companies rep- 
resented by him are among the oldest, largest 
and best known in the States of Connecticut, 
New York and Pennsylvania. 

The Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company of 
this State of which he is an incorporator and di- 
rector has been represented here for nearly fifty 
years, and carries over $3,000,000 insurance on 
dwellings in New Haven. 

The Home Insurance Company of New York 
with $7,000,000 assets; Franklin of Philadelphia, 
$4,000,000; American of Philadelphia, $2,000.- 
000; Howard of New York and People's of Mid- 
dletown — companies of long established reputa- 
tion and deserved popularity have also been long 
represented at this agency. 

His superior ability and long experience as an 
underwriter have always been cheerfully recog- 
nized by the agents of this city, and he was for 
several years President of tlieir organization, The 
New Haven Board of Fire Underwriters. 

Although advanced in years beyond the period 
ordinarily devoted to active business, Col. Morse 
still continues in the field of work in which he 
has been so long and industriously engaged with 
unabated energy and force. 

His offices are of ample size, «ommodiously ar- 
ranged for the accommodation of his clerks and 
the large and increasing numbers who patronize 
his agency. 

G. J. Moffatt, Manufacture of Paper Bags and 
Envelopes, 495, 497, 499 and 501 State Street.— 
A leading and representative house engaged in 
the manufacture of paper bags and envelopes is 
that of G. J. Moffatt. This house was founded 
in 1871 by the present proprietor, who has had 
the longest experience in the manufacture of en- 
velopes in the world. When Mr. Moffatt first 



began their manufacture, only wrappers were 
used, and with the long experience he has had in 
the business he understands thoroughlj^ the 
wants of the public. Every description of paper 
stock is carried, embracing a multitude of neces- 
sary articles which are offered at the very lowest 
prices known to the market. This is the only 
house where one can buy everything made of pa- 
per. Mr. TMoffatt also carries a lull line of the 
following articles: Stationery of every descrip- 
tion, blank books, wire novelties, toys, fancy 
goods, gummed labels, playing cards, etc., etc., 
and also conducts quite a printing and book- 
binding business. The manufacturing facilities 
are complete, including many specialties for 
which the house has an established reputation. 
With dealers and consumers the stock on ac- 
count of its uniform excellence is in great de- 
mand. 

This house employes scTenty-five skilled hande 
and carries on a large wholesale and retail trade. 
Five floors, 60x80 feet are occupied. Mr. Moffatt 
is a native of Scotland and during his commercial 
career has maintained the highest standing for 
integrity and promptness and has built up a brisk 
and prosperous business. 



H. J. Augur, Engravings, Brie a-Brac, Fine 
Stationery, 73 Orange Street.— Among the many- 
branches of commercial industry here in New- 
Haven there is one which certainly deserves men- 
tion, and that is the well-known and popular es- 
tablishment which forms the subject of the pres- 
ent notice. H. J. Augur occupies a fine store, 
measuring 120x40 feet, eligibly located, on one of 
the most popular business streets in the city. No. 
73 Orange street, and his line of trade comprises 
elegant etchings, engravings, photographs, brip- 
a-brac, fine stationery, artists' materials, etc., in 
the sale of which he and his several assistants are 
busily employed. Special attention is also given 
to framing. The superior excellence of the 
goods kept by Mr. Augur at once attracted the 
attention of the residents of New Haven, and 
the high reputation which he has acquired has re- 
sulted in a large 
and widely ex- 
tended patron- 
age. A lull line 
of goods in his 
particular line is 
kept in stock, 
some interesting 
samples of which, 
are attractively 
displayed in his 
well appointed show windows. Mr. Augur isa 
gentleman of extensive practical experience in 
all departments of his business, and his executive 
ability is well attested by the success with which 
he has met. He is a native of New Haven, and 
established his business in October, 1886, and, 
although but a short time has elapsed since he 
started, he has well merited the public favor he 
has received. He has a beautiful store and very- 
fine display of goods. 

Mr. Augur is courteous and obliging to his 
many customers, prompt in the execution of 
orders entrusted to him, and strictly honorable ia 
all his transactions. 




LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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JohnO'Gorman Jobber and Retailer in China, 
Fine Porcelains, Glassware, Silver Plated Ware, 
etc., No. 510 State Street — One of the prominent 
establishments of New Haven, and wliicli in its 
line is as finely stocked as any is thftt of Jolm 
O'Gorman, aptly termed "The Model Lamp Store 
of the City."" The premises occupied are located 
at No. 510 State street and consist of a beauti- 
ful store, occupying one floor, 80.\30 feet in di- 
mensions and a basement. Here will be found 
a choice and full line of the latest styles ot'Cliina, 
tine porcelains, glassware, silver-plated ware, 
etc., and a complete line of every style lamp 
from the ordinary up to the finest hanging and 
parlor lamps. This business was established by 
Mr. O'Gornian in 1865, and the trade which is 
both wholesale and retail has grown rapidly un- 
til it is at present both large and lucrative. ]\Ir. 
O'Gorman is a gentleman of energy as well as ex- 
perience and all entering his store are highly 
pleased with the fine taste he displays in the ar- 
rangement of his stocii. In connection with the 
goods already mentioned he keeps always on 
liand all the finest grades of pure teas, coffees 
and spices. A special feature is made of club 
orders. Buyers will do well to observe the facts 
recounted with regard to this house and may 
furtlier rest assured that in every relation the 
proprietor pursues a policy.at once just and gen- 
erous, equally calculated to subserve the interest 
of his patrons as well as his own. 

Mr. O'Gorman is well known to a large circle 
of friends and customers, and carries one of the 
linest stocks of tliese goods in the city. 



Dillon & Douglass, Wholesale 
Dealers in Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Fish, 
etc., 32 George Street. — Although one 
of the latest, tkis is one of the most no- 
tably successful and important busi- 
ness enterprises of New Haven, and 
its record from the start is alike 
creditable to tht energy of tlie firm and 
the branch of trade represented. The 
firm of Dillon & Douglass was organ- 
ized and began business in 1885, and 
from the beginning these progressive 
young mercliants have manifested 
in a marked manner those sterling 
business qualities which command suc- 
cess. The house was founded with a 
fi.xed and steadfast purpose to deserve 
recognition, as a reliable and responsi- 
ble concern, and results conclusively 
show tlie certain attainment of that 
aim. 

Messrs. Dillon & Douglass occupy 
two floors of the large building. No. 
32 George street, each 30x70 feet in di- 
mensions, and carry in stock a large 
and desirable assortment of choice 
butter, clieese, eggs, fish and produce 
generally. In quality and variety 
they are competent to fill all require- 
ments of their trade, their facilities for 
supplying merchandise of standard ex- 
cellence ai reasonable wholesale rates 
being ample for jiresent large demands 
and probable increase in the future. 

In the prompt filling of orders and 
shipment of merchandise and in the 
tact and push which characterizes 
these representative dealers, is found the secret 
of their success in establishing upon a firm 
foundation a business which has already attained 
important proportions and which gives promise 
of great extension in the near future. 

Messrs. J. H. Dillon is a native of New Haven 
and W. II. Douglas of New York. 

Apothecaries' Hall, E. A. Gessner, Proprietor, 
821 Chapel Street, New Haven.— Established in 
1821, this is by far tlie oldest drug store in the 
city, and at first was conducted by a joint stock 
company. In a few years, however, Mr. Sanniel 
Noyes became the proprietor, remaining in pos- 
.SHSsion for just half a century. He was followed 
by Mr. Gessner in 1881, since which time it has 
been cor ducted with profit to himself and no 
small benefit to the community at large. At this 
store, which is a very fine and commodious one, 
may be found everything which goes to make up 
a first-class drugstore, including patent medi- 
cines, perfumery, soaps, etc, Last, but by no 
means least, must be mentioned a magnificent 
snda fountain, from which in Sunuiierthe coolest 
of refreshing drinks are di.spensed. Special at- 
tention is given to the preparation of physicians' 
prescriptions, together with wiiat may be termed 
" family" medicines. Every article sold is war- 
ranted to be of the very best quality and com- 
pounded according to the most approved meth- 
ods. Seven skilled assistants are kept constantly 
employed by Mr. Gessner, and the trade, which 
is both wholesale and retail, extends througliout 
the State. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



The National Savings Bank of New Haven, 

Cutler Building, corner Church and Chapel 
Streets, open from 9 a. m. to 3 p. in. ; Saturday 
nights 6:^0 to 9 p. m. — Since the organization 
and incorporation of the institution," 20 years 
ago, the National Savings Bank of New Haven, 
under ablest management, has steadily increased 
in general favor and influence, and at this time 
it occupies a foremost place among the most sub- 
stantial financial concerns of the State. The 
exercise of prudence and sound judgment on 
part of the othcers and trustees of the bank, most 
of vv-hom are eminently successful and competent 
financiers, has from the beginning characterized 
the conduct of affairs, and has inspired the full- 
est confidence of the patrons of the institution at 
home and correspondents abroad. 

The otRcial statement at the close of business 
Dec. 1, 188G, discloses the sound condition of the 
institution. The surplus fund of |oO,000 speaks 
unmistakably of the financial skill of those en- 
trusted with the important interests of depositors, 
and the deposits, aggregating $737,933.19, is k 
certain assurance of the fullest faith in the fideli- 
ty and ability of the officials. At minimum cost 
the affairs "of the bank have always been and are 
now conducted, and the beneficent work of the 
institution meets with grateful recognition from 
those wl)o liave been profited. 

The officers of the bank are as follows, viz: 
President, MaierZunder; Vice-President, Geo. 
H. Watrous; Treasurer, Hoadley B. Ives; Trus- 
tees, Maier Zunder, Julius Twiss, Geo. H. Wat- 
rous, Cornelius Pierpont, Hoadley B. Ives, Louis 
Feldman, John E. Earle, Francis Donnelly, 
Samuel Johnson and George D. Watrous, all of 
whom are prominent in business circles, and 
many of whom have filled with eminent satisfac- 
tion public trusts of importance. Hon. George 
H. Watrous ably represented his town in the 
Legislature of the State and is President of the 
the Consolidated road, and has been one of the 
Board of Aldermen of the city. Mr. Samuel 
Johnson has acceptably filled the oflSces of Town 
Agent and Selectman, and is now Police Com- 
missioner. Louis Feldman has for ten years past 
been an influential member of the Board of Se- 
lectmen, also for si.x years was Road Commis- 
sioner and President of the Board. The Presi 
dent, i\Ir. Maier Zunder, is an active and efficient 
member of the Board of Education of New Ha- 
ven, and Mr. Hoadley B. Ives has for the past 
twenty years successively held the otfices of Al- 
derman, Councilman and member of the Board 
of Police Commissioners of this city, and for nine- 
teen years has been President of the Fair Haven 
& Westville Horse R. R. Company, and for ten 
years Director in the Yale Nationnl Bank. Mr. 
John E. Earle served his fellow-citizens effective- 
ly as one of the Board of Education, and Mr. 
Francis Donnelly has been an esteemed member 
of the Board of Relief and of the Board of Al- 
dermen, the community thus emphasizing the 
verdict of those directly interested in tbe integri- 
ty and worth of those to whose care are commit- 
ted the savings of the poor and the fortunes of the 
affluent. Mr. Seligman Zunder has been the 
trustworthy Clerk for eight years of this bank, 
and Clerk of the former Town Agent for eight 
years. 
Mr. George D. Watrous is a rising young law- 



yer, a member of the Board of Aldermen and the 
son of the Hon. George H. Watrous, President 
of the Consolidated road. ^ 

Mr. Cornelius Pierpont was for several years 
one of the Aldermen of the city, and is the pres- 
ent manager of the Shelton Avenue Horse Rail- 
road and one of the directors of the Security In- 
surance Co. of this city. 

Mr. Julius Twiss is a prominent lawyer and 
has been for many years one of the members of 
the Common Council. 

Butler & Tyler, Wholesale Boots, Shoes and 
Rubbers, 306 to 312 State Street. — Of those houses 
which have taken prominent and effective part in 
bringing to New Haven her distinction and 
growth as a trade center, that of Butler & Tyler 
has for many years been conspicuously in the 
front. The extensive wholesale boot and shoe 
trade they are now conducting was inaugurated 
over half a century ago by Hon. Morris Tyler and 
for twenty four years Mr. Butler has been one of 
tlie parties in interest. From 1864 to 1876 the 
business was conducted un- 1 
der the firm name of Mor- 
ris Tyler & Co. , at the date 
last named, at which time 
the senior partner died. 
Mr. W. R. Tyler succeeded 
to an interest in the busi- 
ness, the house continuing 
under the old firm name un- 
til 1882, when the present 
style and title was adopted. 
The firm conducted busi- 
ness from 1850 to 1887 at 
848 Chapel street, when, 
for lack of room, they 
moved to the large three- 
story building, Nos. 306 to 
312 State street, which is 












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stocked to its fullest capacity with an immense 
assortment of boots, shoes and rubbers of all 
the grades suited to this market. Messrs. Butler 
& Tyler handle the best foot-wear procurable 
and have facilities for supplying the trade, at 
lowest margins above cost of production, with 
merchandise of standard excellence. With 
abundant capital and the prestige which over- 
fifty years successful operations give, they suc- 
cessfully compete with any house in New Eng- 
land for the trade of Eastern and Middle States, 

]\Iessrs. Stephen B. Butler and William R. 
Tyler are the individual members of this repre- 
sentative firm. They are widely known and 
universally esteemed jn trade circles. 

The firm are jobbers of the Candee, Boston, 
Woonsocket and Meyer rubber goods and their 
trade in their gene al line of merchandise is a 
large item in tlie great aggregate of business cen- 
tering in the Elm City. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



103 



Neiv Haven Manufacturing Company, Build- 
ers of jNIucliine Tools, No. 27 Whitney Avenue, 
New Haven. — This is one of the old industrial 
landmarks of New Huven, the business having 





been inaugurated by the New Haven Manufac- 
turing Company in 1850, and in their special 
branch of industry the concern is a leading one 
in the fullest signification of the term. The com- 
pany occupy commodious premises covering an 
area of over one acre of ground, with their office 
at No. 3(1 Whitney avenue, and the works con- 
sists of six large buildings, admirably adapted 
for the important operations of the house. 

The company employ a force of 100 workmen 
in their business, and have the latest and most 
valuable machinery and appliances operated by a 
steam engine of 75 horse-power. The output 
comprises all kinds of machine tools and ma 
chiner}', a specialty being made of heavy and 
difficult work, and the concern has a wide repu- 
tation for the standard excellence of their pro- 
ductions. The officers are as follows: 

President and Treasurer, Robert A. Brown, 
Secretary, L. Winthrop, who, with Superinten- 
dent Alexander Thayer, Messrs. E. S. Bristol, T. 
P. Merwin and A. Bradley, constitute the Board 
of Directors. 

The operations of this representative, reliable 
concern are extensive, and the aggregate busi- 
ness is a considerable item in the sum total of 
the manufacturing interests of New Haven, and 
the field and volume of trade is steadily increas- 
ing and extending. 

Globe Silk Works, Marvin & Pardee, Manu- 
facturers of Machine Twist, Sewings, etc., 578 to 
690 State Street. — Among the many industrial 
establishments of New Haven, whose resources 
have been alluded to in this volume, that of the 
Globe Silk Works (Messrs. Marvin & Pardee), 
claims more than ordinary attention at our 
kands, both on account of the improved quality 



j of the goods produced, and the important influ- 
ence it is wielding in extending the reputation of 
this city as an advantageous location for the es- 
tablishment of successful manufacturing enter- 
prises. This business, which consists of the 
manufacture of machine twists and sewing silks 
of every description, was first organized in 1878 
by Messrs. Leigh & White. A year later the 
firm name was changed to that of " Wliite & 
Marvin." a copartnership which existed for some- 
where about six months. Mr. Marvin then car- 
ried on the business alone for half si year, but 
formed an alliance with Mr. Wm. B. Pardee 
about four years ago, which has continued ever 
since. At the first the business transacted was 
that known as "commission throwsters," but 
four years ago the present firm commenced the 
manufacture of tlieir own goods in this line, and 
have dealt in them exclusively ever since. The 
firm produce all kinds of machine twist and 
"sewings," floss, organzine, tram, embroidery, 
fringe, etc , dyeing their own raw material. A 
specialty is made by Messrs. Marvin & Pardee of 
the peculiar twists used by boot and shoe and 
clothing manufacturers, and in these particular 
lines their goods are everywhere recognized as 
the standard. The firm's manufactory and sales- 
room is located at Nos. 578-90 State street, cor- 
ner Wall street (Hooker Building), and is fitted 
up with all the latest modern machinery and 
labor-saving inventions necessary for the produc- 
tion of a superior article in quantities sufficient 
to meet the ever-increasing demand, which ex- 
tends over the whole of the New England and- 
Middle States. The dye-house is a two-story 
brick structure, measuring 50x40 feet. Alto- 
gether about fifty hands are employed the year 
round. 

Monson & Carpenter, Jobbers and Retailers 
in General Dry Goods, Nos. 764 and 768 Chapel 
Street. — One of the old established and thor- 
oughly reliable dry goods houses in this city is 
that of Monson & Carpenter, located at 764 and 
768 Chapel street. This flourishing business was 
founded in 1865 at the present location by C. 
Monson and D. L. Carpenter. In 1883 Mr. C. 
M. Walker was admitted to the firm. The 
goods kept by this house are too well known 
throughout the city and vicinity to need any re- 
marks from us, suffice it to say it is the house at 
which to purchase silks, velvets, and choice im- 
ported fabrics of all kinds. They also deal large- 
ly in laces, from the most to the least expensive, 
hosiery, underwear, etc. The premises are cen- 
trally located, and comprise a large double store, 
with fine show-windows, in which a tastj- dis- 
play is made of their choice goods. A very 
large number of hands are employed in the sev- 
eral departments and an immense trade is done, 
both wholesale and retail, throughout the city 
and vicinity, the best family trade being catered 
to. The stores are fitted up with all the modern 
appliances for the prosecution of their trade, and 
all customers are treated in a courteous and at- 
tentive manner. We commend the hou.se to our 
readers as one whose reputation has been secured 
by a uniform system of fair and honorable deal- 
ing, which has ever characterized their transac- 
tions, as well as by the excellent quality and re- 
liability of all their goods. 



104 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW II A YEN. 




John Adi tt Son, Builders of lit rd tea re and Manufacturing Machinery. 



John Adt & Son, Builders of Hardware Man- 
ufacturing Macliinery, corner State and Mill 
River Streets, New Haven. — Connecticut is fa- 
mous not only for the variety and volume of its 
manufactured articles, but also for producing the 
machinery for making the output of her numer- 
.ous mills and factories — not only "making the 
things, but making the things that make them." 
The house of John Adt & Son is one of the prin- 
cipal enterprises of New Haven, devoted to the 
production of macliinery for manufacturers' 
uses. The industry was inaugurated by the 
senior member of the tirm in 1869, and lie in 
1S88 admitted his son, Mr. G. VV. Adt, to an in- 
terest in the extensive business he had founded 
and developed. 

Tilt; machine works of Messrs. Adt & Son are 
located at corner of State and Mill River streets, 
and comprise large buildmg 40x100 feet in di- 
mensions, and two stories in height. The plant 
is a valuable one, including tine improved ma- 
chinery of latest designs and patterns, operated 
by steam, and twenty five skilled workmen find 
constant employment in the establishment. 

The output comprises all kinds of machinery 
to order, a specialty being made of that used in 
wire working, hardware manufacturing, of which 
the tirm turn out large quantities and in great 
variety. The firm's facilities for supplying work 
of the most accurate and reliable character are 
unsurpassed, and designs and estimates are fur 
iiished and orders promptly executed, satisfaction 
in every regard being uniformly guaranteed. 

Mr. John Adt is a German by birth, having 
been born at Ensheira, in Rhenish Bavaria, and 
is a veteran mechanical expert. His son was 
born at Waterbury, Conn., and has had large ex- 
perience as a practical builder of machinery. 

Both are enterprising, reliable, progressive 
men of business and have well earned the grati- 
fy' ing success they have attained. 

Miss Ella Camp, Art Needle- Work, 100 Or- 
ange Street. New Haven. — This establishment is 



one of the favorite resorts of ladies of New 
Haven. Miss Camp is an artistic designer and 
embroidery stamper, located at No. 100 Orange 
street, where in connection with her large retail 
business and custom work, she makes a specialty 
of teaching every bra-ich of Art Needle work. 
She carries a large well selected itock of ma- 
terials needed for this business. 

J\liss Camp established her art room in 1883, 
where only the most competent assistants are 
employed, who are capable of commencing work, 
designing copies or making them to order. 

Perfect satisfaction is guaranteed to customers, 
and all lovers of art needle-work will find this an 
attractive place for purchasing or instruction. 

Miss Camp has in this branch a fine local trade 
and also receives orders from all parts of the 
State. She is a careful, painstaking lady and 
is always anxious to please her customers, while 
the prices chai'ged are very reasonable. 

Rob't Langdale & Co , Importing Tailors, 77 
Orange Street. — The trade or profession of the 
merchant tailor is a most important and exacting 
one, especially so if the reader will ponder for a 
moment upon the important part which a gentle- 
man's wearing apparel plays in the drama of 
life. It has been said, over and over again, until 
one is almost inclined to believe it, that "the 
clothes mak ; the man " To a great extent this 
is true, and it is therefore to the interest of every 
man having the expectation of making his way 
in this world to see to it that his garments are 
the productions of tailors of experience and 
skill. Such is to be found in Messrs. Rob't 
Langdale & Co 's of No. 77 Orange street, whose 
reputation as artistic and fashionable tailors of a 
high decree of merit is not confined to New Ha- 
ven alone. The business was established in 1875 
by Robert Langdale, wao a few years after ad- 
mitted his two sons, E B. and F. R., into the 
firm, under s yleof Robert Langdale & Co. This 
house has succeeded in the years which have 
elapsed in secuiing a first-class and lucrative 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



105 



trade. The premises occupied by them consist 
of a large store 100x20 feet in dimensions, in 
which is shown the goods, the work room being 
up stairs, where a dozen or more hands find em- 
ployment all the year round. The display of fine 
imported fabrics to be seen here is unexcelled by 
any similar house in the city, comprising the 
very latest novelties in English, French and 
other European goods. Messrs. Langdale & Co. 
include among their numerous patrons many of 
our wealthy cilizens. All their garments are 
characterized by that indefinable style, finish and 
general appearance only attainable by a first-class 
tailor, and as a consequence their trade, although 
large, is ever increasing jNIr. Robert Langdale 
was born iu England and his sons in this city. 



New Haven Baking Company, Nos. 118 to 
126 State Street, New Ilaven, Conn. — In a wide 
field of usefulness and for more than half a cen- 
tury this enterprise has held an important and in- 
fluential position among the industries of New 
Haven, and the Company is one of the recognized 
leading concerns in this line of enterprise in New- 
England. The New Haven Baking Company 
was organized as a joint stock association in 
1852, as successors to Messrs. Gorham & Smith, 
who had conducted the business since 1887. The 
inauguration of the industry, however, dates 
back to 1829, although the name of the founder 
is unknown. The Company's premises are lo- 
cated at Nos. 118 to 126 State street, and com 
prise a large three-story building 50x170 feet in 
dimensions, and is a model of completeness in 
its equipment and appointments. The machinery, 
which is of the most improved patterns and de- 
signs for intended purposes, is operated by a 
steam engine of 80-horse power, and a force of 
forty, among whom are many skilled workmen 
constantly employed in the several departments 
of the business. The company manufacture and 
deal largely in staple and fancy biscuit, cakes, 
etc., including the finest qualities of breadstuffs 
for the market, and the prices and standard ex 
cellence of the product have made this the favor- 
ite source of supply for the trade of New Eng- 
land and the Middle States, in which ready sales 
are found for the goods of this old, reliable 
house. Ever zealous to maintain the reputation 
of this old concern and to keep the quality of 
their goods up to the highest standard of excel- 
lence, the management are steadily increasing 
their heavy wholesale trade and extending their 
field of operations, enlarging their facilities from 
time to time with the growing demand for their 
product. The officers of this substantial, repre- 
sentative company are as follows : 

President, Sjivester Smith; Secretary and 
Treasurer, C. C. Smith; Manager, Daniel Porter; 
the two former constituting the board of direc- 
tors; and in the hands of these progressive busi- 
ness men of established reputation for eneigy, 
tact and probity, the business which for two gen- 
erations has been one of the large items in the 
aggregate of New Haven's trade, is having a 
growth almost phenomenal. 

The Messrs. Smith are natives of this city and 
are recognized as representative and success- 
ful leaders in their line of trade and manufacture 
in New England. 



Singer Sewing Machine Agency, 703 and 705 
Chapel Street. — In the purchase of a Sewing Ma- 
chine there are several points to be taken into 
consideration, and among them we may mention 
durability, simplicity, ease of running, and free- 
dom from no'se. These advantages and many 
others will be found in the Improved Singer Ma- 
chine, which is the leading machine in the 
world, both for household use or manufacturing 
purposes. It is now pronounced by competent 
judges as absolutelj' unequaled in combining 
every advantage which skill and years of experi- 
ence in their manufacture afford. There is 
hardly a section of the United States where these 
popular machines will not be found, both in the 
leading factories requiring their use and in the 
homes of the people. Wherever introduced the 
sale of one machine has resulted in a great many 
others being purchased. The Southern New 
England office is the oldest of the many general 
agencies of The Singer Manufacturing Co., and 
was started many years ago when the company, 
poor and unknown, was engaged in a desperate 
battle for its legal rights, and its very existence 
threatened. Begun in the smallest way this 
agency has from the start had a prosperous ca- 
reer; from it have graduated the men who 
have from Chicago controlled the great business 
of the West and Northwest; from Cincinnati 
the large interests centering there; and from 
London, England, the immense trade of Great 
Britain, the greater portion of Europe, and all 
of South America and Aus'ralia. For the past 
twenty-six j^ears the business of this office has 
been under the management of Mr. Wm. J. 
Bradley, and has steadily year by year increased 
in volume and extent until at the present time 
he has under his care the following Branch Of- 
fices: 

Ansonia, Conn. ; Attleborough, Mass. ; Bridge- 
port, Conn.; Bristol, Conn. ; Bristol, R. I.; Dan- 
bury, Conn. ; East Greenwich, R. I. ; Fall River, 
iMass. ; Hartford, Conn. ; Holyoke, Mass. ; Meri- 
den. Conn. ; Middletown, Conn. ; Middlebor- 
ough, Mass.; New Bedford, Mass. ; New Brit- 
ain, Conn.; New Londo/i, Conn.; Newport, R. 
I. ; Northampton, Mass ; Norwalk, Conn. ; Nor- 
wich, Conn. ; Pawtucket, R. I. ; Providence, R. 
I.; Putnam, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; Stam- 
ford, Conn; Taunton, Mass.; Thomaston, 
Conn.; Waterbury, Conn.; Westerly, R. I.; 
Westfield, Ma^s. ; VVillimantic, Conn. ; Windsor 
Locks, Conn.; Winsted, Ct. ; Woonsocket, R. I. 

Nearly all of the above Branch Offices control 
several counties each, with local Agents in al- 
most every village. Customers deal direct with 
The Singer Mfg. Co., whether they buy at Cen- 
tral Offices, Branch Offices, or from Canvassers 
who call at their doors. In these branches are 
now employed about 800 persons, the services of 
fourteen being required at the New Haven office. 
Mr. Bradley states that the business of the past 
year (1886) has greatly exceeded that of any 
former year of this office, and he attributes this 
to the fact that the Improved Singer Machine 
which was introduced but a few years since is 
now becoming more generall}^ known, and its 
merits are so superior to other machines that 
whenever seen and understood purchasers will 
buy no other. A full line of Sewing Machine 
Supplies is constantly carried. 



106 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



Booth & Law, ISIiinufaclurers of Varnishes, 
Coach and Baking Japaus, and Dealers in Paints, 
Oils, Glass, Brushes, etc., corner Water and Olive 
Streets. — The manufacture of carriage builders' 
supplies in this city, famous throughout the world 
for the excellence of vehicles manufactured here, 
is one of New Haven's most important industries, 
and the house ot. Booth & Law has for one-half a 
century held a prominent place among the pro- 
ducers of this city and section. The firm occupy 
for their purposes the three floors of their build- 
ing, corner of Water and Olive streets, each 40x70 
feet in dimensions, auil manufacture all kinds of 
varnishes, coach and baking japans, and among 
carriage builders throughout New England and 
adjoining sections, the house is famous for the 
standard excellence of their products. 

They are among the pioneers in this industry 
in the United States, and under present manage- 
ment the prestige of the old concern and its trade 
have been steadily maintained. 

Messrs. Booth ifc Law are also extensive whole- 
sale and retail dealers in paints, oils, glass, brush- 
es, etc., and have every facility for supplying su- 
perior goods at low prices. They are the agents 
for Wheeler's famous patent wood filler, and all 
orders for merchandise, however large, have 
prompt attention, and goods are shipped or deliv- 
ered with dispatch. The business was inaugura- 
ted over fifty years ago by Messrs. Booth & 
Bromham, and since 1858 has been, with no 
change in name, successfully conducted by 
Messrs. Booth & Law. 

Messrs. L. U. Law, W. B. Law and G F. An- 
drews comprise the firm as at present constituted. 
The two first named are natives of Orange, Ct., 
and Woodbury, Ct., respectively, and Mr. An- 
drews is a Massachusetts man by birth. All are 
energetic, progressive business men, and are held 
in general esteem as representative merchants. 
Mr. W. B. Law has been a councilman of this city. 

J. W. Pond, Fire Insurance Agents, 69 Church 
Street, Room 10. — One of the leading Fire and 
Accident Insurance agents of New Haven is Mr. 
J. W. Pond, who has spent manj^ years in this 
department of business interests. He has be- 
come quite an authority upon the subject of fire 
insurance owing to his thorough knowledge of 
it, and is considered one of the best informed 
and most reliable agents in the city. He estab- 
lished the business in 1869, and can select a good 
company to present to his large list of patrons. 
Mr. Pond occupies a commodious ofiice at No. 
69 Church street. Room 10, which is 20x25 feet 
in dimensions, every facility being possessed for 
conducting his large business under the most 
favorable auspices. In the fire department he 
represents the Continental Insurance Company, 
of New York, Citizen's, of Pittsburg. Pa. , and 
others, and in the Accident department the 
Travelers' Insurance Company, of Hartford. 
Mr. Pond transacts all kinds of fire insurance, 
and is able to offer very superior inducements, 
and guarantees a sure and prompt adjustment of 
all losses that may occur. This is but a brief 
sketch of Mr. Pond's facilities, which have placed 
him among the prominent and responsible under- 
writing fraternity in New Haven, and which 
fully entitles him to the thriving business wdiich 
he knows so well how to oromote. Mr. Pond is 



a native of Plymouth, Conn., and was at the 
lime of the war Chief of Police of New Haven, 
and has been Deputy Sheriff for fourteen years. 
He is highly esteemed in both social and com- 
mercial life for his ability and integrity, and 
justly merits the success which he has achieved 
in insurance affairs by his energy and industry. 

Henry Hooker & Co., Carriage Manufactur- 
ers, State Street. — For more than half a century 
New Haven has enjoyed fame and distinction as 
a carriage manufacturing city, and in the Old 
World and New the carriages produced here are 
in demand, as unsurpassed in most of the essen- 
tials of first class, stylish and serviceable vehi- 
cles. Largel3^ indeed, to the skill and inventive 
genius of New Haven artisans is due the fact 
that in this branch of industry as in most others 
America leads the world. The house was found- 
ed just half a century ago by the firm of Hubbell 
&, Hooker, who were pioneers in this field of 
manufacturing enterprise in this city and section, 
and through all these years the concern has main- 
tained pre-eminence among the kindred indus- 
tries of the country. 

The extensive works of this firm are located 
on State street, and comprise several large, sub- 
stantial structures, covering an area of 875x259 
feet, the average height of which is five stories, 
giving a floor surface of over ten acres. The es- 
tablishment throughout is equipped most thor- 
oughly, being supplied with the best improved 
labor saving machinery in use, driven by a steam 
engine of 100 horse-power. An average of 300 
workmen are employed in the many depart- 
ments, and large numbers of elegant carriages 
are turned out annually, for which there is a 
constant demand at home and abroad. The 
leading specialties of the company are Victorias, 
Cabriolets, Spiders, IMail Pha>tons, Two-wheelers, 
Road and Beach Wagons, Sleighs, etc., special 
lines being made for different sections of this 
and foreign countries. Such has been the repu- 
tation of the productions of this concern for su- 
periority of workmanship and finish, and as well 
for originality in designs and the important im- 
provements introduced over old methods of con- 
struction, that the frequent enlargements of the 
company's works and facilities requii'ed to su]i- 
ply the demand for their carriages, have made 
theirs, at this wi'iting, the largest and most com- 
plete carriage establishment in the world. 

This house has led the fashion for vehicles in 
the United States for years. They introduced 
the fashionable "Two-Wheelers'" about ten 
years ago, and manufactured about 1,000 of 
them before any other carriage establishment 
had made or sold one, and in almost every spe- 
cialty they lead and never follow. 

The officers of this great corporation are as 
follows: President, Edwin Marble; Treasurer, 
Frank H. Hooker; Secretary, W. H. Atwood; 
General Superintendent, G. H. Dayton. They 
are all Connecticut men by birth, and are num- 
bered among the representative successful man- 
ufacturers of the country, on 'Change in every 
market of the United States. 

Mr. Marble was formerly an Alderman in New 
Haven and was the esteenied President of the 
Board, and Mr. Hooker served the people witk 
fidelitv as one of the Police Commissioners. 



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Sperry & Kimberly, Insurance Agents and 
Safe Deposit Vaults, 89 Orange Street. — An old 
established and representative firm is that of 
Sperry & Kimberly, who for the past twenty 
years have represented some of the soundest in- 
surance companies in the world. The facilities 
enjoyed by these gentlemen in the selection of 
reliable companies, and in the placing of risks, 
have drawn to them a long list of customers, 
comprising many of the large manufacturing and 
mercantile establishments of this section of the 
State, many of whom have renewed with them 
for several years. 

Among tlie companies represented by this reli- 
able firm are the following: the Continental Ins. 
Co., of New York; the Commercial Union, the 
Guardian and the Imperial Assurance Co., of 
London, England; the Washington Fire and 
Marine Ins. Co., of Boston, and the British Am. 
Assurance Co. of Toronto. 

For the convenience of persons having valua- 
bles of any kind, Messrs. Sperry & Kimberly 
have had constructed at considerable expense 
their Safe Deposit Vaults. 

The vaults containing the safes for deposit of 
securities and storage of valuables are founded 
upon a ledge of rock and solid masonry eighteen 
feet deep, and are constructed in the best possible 
manner of three plates of welded steel and iron, 
fastened together with patent conical twisted steel 
and iron screw bolts; each corner is secured by 
solid welded steel and iron angle irons. The mas- 
sive doors are fitted with patent dovetails, tenon 
and grooves, closing into corresponding dovetails, 
tenon and grooves in the jambs, and are secured 
by the most approved combination double dial 
bank locks. These plates are surrounded by a 
brick wall twenty-four inches thick, laid in con- 
crete in the most thorough manner. The vestibule 
between outer and inner doors is also steel lined. 
These vaults and safes are faultless in construction, 
and are offered in full confidence, with the assur- 
ance of perfect safety and security. 

For absolute security these vaults commend 
themselves to all possessing valuables of any na- 
ture — cash, deeds, bonds, mortgages, silver plate, 
diamonds, etc. These vaults are in charge of 
two competent watchmen through the night, 
while, as regards danger from a large conflagra- 
tion, they are absolutely fireproof 

For ladies or gentlemen who desire to transact 
financial business and who have no other con- 
venient office at hand, special offices are pro- 
vided. The rent of these safes ranges from $5 to 
|25 per year, according to size of space occupied, 
while special rates are made for trunks. 

Messrs. Sperrj- & Kimberly have every facilitj' 
at hand for the transaction of their business, the 
offices are commodious, being 100x20 feet in size, 
and very centrally located, being within two 
minutes' walk of the leading banks and but three 
doors from Chapel street. 

The members of this firm are well known resi- 
dents of this city and have long enjoyed the con- 
fidence and esteem of all. Mr. Sperry has been 
mayor of New Haven for three years, bank com- 
missioner for four years, and served for several 
j^ears as Representative to the General Assem- 
bly. Mr. Kimberly has also officiated as city au- 
ditor for four years, and both gentlemen have 
been identified with the best interests of the city. 




A. E. Newhall, Manufacturer of Pure Cider 
Vinegar, 29 C4eorge Street and 133 Columbus Av.. 
— In riding through almost any of our suburbans 
towns in the fall of the year we see large quanti- 
ties of apples being gathered, some to be eaten as 
fruit, while others are made in- 
to that delicious beverage call- 
ed pure cider, which besidea 
being so pleasing to the taste is 
often very beneficial, especially 
to invalids, and immense quan- 
tities is soured for vinegar, 
which is in such great demand 
in the Autumn for the manu- 
facture of the various kinds 
of pickles, etc. We would re- 
spectfully call attention to the 
establishment of Mr. A. E. New- 
hall, which is devoted to the 
manufacture of pure cider and 
pure cider vinegar, located at 
29 George street and 133 Col- 
umbus avenue. New Haven. 
The premises comprise two 
floors of the building, 70x25 
feet in dimensions. Mr. New- 
hall's cider and vinegar are the 
purest in the market, being 
manufactured from the fruit alone without being 
mixed with any of the injurious acids so often 
used by unreliable manufacturers in both cider 
and vinegar, and in the latter not only destroy- 
ing its fine bright taste, but causing it to spoil 
everything in which it is used. Mr. A. E. New- 
hall established his factory in 1878. and has met 
with unrivaled success. His business is mostly 
wholesale, and dealers feel secure in offering his 
productions to their customers, feeling confident 
that they will receive strictly pure, unadulterated 
articles from him. Mr. Newhall gives his per- 
sonal supervision to the manufacturing of his 
cider and vinegar, and has the assistance of 
thoroughly competent workmen. He is a native 
of New Haven, a member of the Knights of 
Pythias and Red Men, and by his honest, up- 
right business dealings has secured the high es- 
teem of a large number of friends. 

C E. Hooghkirk, Harness Maker, 37 Orange 
Street, 2d floor. — Among the oldest establish- 
ments of its kind in this city is that of C. E. 
Hooghkirk, manufacturer of fine harness, etc., 
located at No. 37 Orange street. (2d floor). This 
business was established in 1846 by Jas. M. 
Mount, succeeded in 1877 by C. E. Hooghkirk, 
the present proprietor. The premises occupied 
consist of a fine store 25x50 feet in size, well 
fitted up and equipped with all the modern ap- 
pliances to facilitate the business. A leading 
feature of this concern is the manufacture of fine 
harness from choice and selected irtock, and all 
lines of leather goods. He employs four practi- 
cal harness makers whose labors he personally 
supervises, besides giving all specially particular 
orders the benefit of his own practical handi- 
work. In prices Mr. Hooghkirk is a rival of all 
competitors, and guarantees the productions ot 
his workshop the equal of any to be procured in 
the city. He is a native of New York City and 
a member of the Free Masons. 



LEADING BUSIiVESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



109 




Jeremiah Smith & Sons, Planters, Sliippers 
and Wholesale Dealers in Genuine Native O.ys- 
tters, Oyster Point, New Haven.— The distinction 
enjoyed by this house among the oyster trade at 
home and abroad is the steady growth of many 
years of persevering energy and the reward of 
honest merit. It iiad its beginning thirty-five 
years ago, wiien oyster cnlture was in its feeble 
infancy, and the head of the concern was then 
one of tlie pioneers, and is now a veteran in this 
industry. The firm as at present constituted was 
organized about five years ago, and are recog- 
nized leaders in the oyster trade, home and ex- 
port, for wliich New Haven is famous. The sup 
ply dei)ot, packing bouses and office of Messrs. 
Smith & Sons are located on South Water street, 
or Oyster Point, where they have extensive 
buildings, with large and excellent wharves on 
the harbor, and great as is their important trade 
their facilities are fully adequate for their present 
purposes and for its prospective growth for years 
to come. The Immense oyster beds of the firm 
are located at Morris Cove, Savin Rock, Milford, 
Saybrook and New Haven, Conn., and at 
Hyannis, Mass., and a force of 75 to 100 hands 
is required in the conduct of the business. Spe- 
cial attention is paid to packing shell oysters for 
the Western and Foreign markets, and the con- 
cern is doubtless tlie largest shippers of natives 
to England and the Continent of Europe. The 
firm have a branch establishment at Liverpool 
irnder the immediate management of Mr. Wm. 
H. Smith, and abroad as at home they are famous 
for the superior quality and excellence of their 
merchandise and the prime condition in which 
they are delivered to near and remote points. 
Two large steamers and numerous other small 
crafc are owned and employed by the Messrs. 
Smith in their business, and in all that goes to 
deserve the confidence of their trade and corres- 
pondents these responsible leaders of the New 
Haven oyster trade are worthy of emulation. 
Messrs. Jeremiah, Elwood H. and Wm. H. Smith, 
are the members of this live firm, and influential 
citizens of New Haven. They have agencies 
;at 28 City Market, New Haven; St. John Shell 
Fish Market, Liverpool ; Billingsgate Market, 
X/Oudon; and in Hamburg ; and oysters of the 



best quality are supplied to all points by the 
cargo, car load, barrel, tub or gallon. 

P. O. Peabody & Co., Commission Brokers, 
778 Chapel St., New Haven, also at Waterbury 
and Birmiugham.—The growing wealth of the peo- 
ple of New Haven is forcil)ly demonstrated by the 
constantly increasing demand for reliable securi- 
ties in which to invest surplus funds, and in a 
h'story of the advance and development of this 
city, with reference to financial affairs, the_ com- 
mission brokers must occupy a leading position, 
as having conduced in no small degree to the 
city's present importance. Among those houses 
whose extended transactions and high standing 
eititle them to more than casual mention is that 
of F. O. Peabody & Co., whose offices are eligi- 
bly and centrally located at No. 778 Chapel 
street. Mr. Peabody, who is the only active 
member of the firm, is a gentleman who has 
been prominently identified with the financial 
world for a number of years. He keeps a keen 
eye upon the market, and is considered a leading 
authority upon actual values; and his extended 
and influential connections enable him to secure 
much "inside" information of considerable value 
both to himself and his numerous clients. At 
his office is one of the best regular stock 
bulletins in New H iven, while at the same time 
he is connected by private wire with the New 
York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of 
Trade. In addition to his own ample capita,l, 
through his intimate relations with certain 
wealthy bankers and others he possesses excep- 
t'onable facilities, not only for the prompt ful- 
fillment of his own engagements, but for the suc- 
cessful negotiation of important operations re- 
quiring large sums of money for others The busi- 
ness, which is conducted under the management 
of Jlr. C J. Humislon. was opened here in March, 
188^. and has certainly made most astonishing 
strides. Mr. Peabody is a native of Waterbury. 
Mr. Humiston has been a resident of this city for 
many years. He belongs to a class of steady, 
conservative business men, to which New Haven 
owes so much of her prosperity, and none can 
boast of a higher credit standing than the subject 
of this brief sketch. 



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LEABTVO BUfiTNERS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




FACTORY OF NEW HAVEN RATTAN CO. 



The New Haven Rattan Co., Corner Orauge 
and Audubon Streets. — 'J'lie ingenuity of man 
has of late years largely increased the purposes 
to which cane is applied, and has opened up ex- 
tensive avenues for investment of skill and capi- 
tal in the manufacture of rattan goods. The rat- 
tan canes are now utilized in the manufacture of 
articles for use in and adornment of houses in 
numerous ways, and the stock in trade of most 
of the dealers in modern art furniture every- 
where is, in response to the demand of the pur- 
chasing public, largely composed of merchandise 
of this description. 

The company above-named was organized in 
1882, and with abundant capital have secured fa- 
cilities for the manufacture of their specialties in 
a hundred novel and beautiful designs, and to 
supply the finest goods of this description to the 
trade at smallest margin above the actual cost of 
production. 

A force of one hundred skilful workmen are 
employed in the company's works, at corner of 
Orange and Audubon streets, and the establish- 
ment, comprising two four-story buildings, 40x100 
feet each in size, is one of the most complete of 
its kind in the country. The machinery used is 
of the latest and best patterns, operated by steam, 
and the work turned out is always suited to the 
demands of the public, the styles and designs be- 
ing in accord with prevailing tastes and changes 
in fashion. 

The house imports its rattan from China and 
these are split and prepared for use in the manu- 
facture of chairs and other articles of utility and 
beauty for household purposes. The trade is 
large and rapidly increasing and extends to all 
parts of the United States, and the concern suc- 
cessfully competes in variety of designs, quality 



and prices of its goods, with any other house i 
the country in this field of industrial activity. C~^ 
Mr. Isaac N. Dann is the President and Mr. Ed. 
F. Mersick is the Treasurer of this well-known 
corporation, and [largely to their executive and 
business ability the company owes its success. 

John W. Hatstat, Dealer in Fine Groceries 
and Fruit, 7-4 Trumbull Street, corner Whitney 
Avenue.- — We are free to admit in descanting- 
upon the many advantages in all departments of 
trade that pertains to New Haven, that one of 
the most important enterprises connected with 
this community is that which relates to grocery 
trade. Largely engaged in this line is the house 
of John W. Hatstat, an establishment which has 
promoted the business to which we allude to a 
remarkable degree. This house was founded in 
1877 by Mr. J. M. Hatstat, succeeded in 1882 by the 
present management, Mr. John W. Hatstat, who, 
having a thorough practical knowledge of the. 
business and entirely familiar with every detail, 
he applied himself sedulously and successfully 
to the enlargement of opeiations which have 
since annually increased, and the trade is no\r 
large and lucrative. The store is located at No. 
74 Trumbull street, corner of Whitney avenue, 
where he occupies two floors, having an area of 
60x20 feet. These premises are stocked with a 
choice assortment of Fine Groceries and Foreign 
and Domestic Fruits of all kinds in their season, 
a specialty being made of the celebrated "Farm- 
ington Butter." The facilities of the house are 
unsurpassed for obtaining first-class goods. Po- 
lite assistants are on hand to wait upon customers, 
and all orders are filled and delivered promtly 
Mr. Hatstat is a native of Fair Haven, and is a 
Free Mason and member of the "lied Men." 



LEABINQ BUSINESS MEN OF NEW RAVEN. 



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The New Havei Fold nj Chair Co., 5o2 

"State Street, Mauufacturers of Folding and Fancy 
-Chairs, Patent Rocliers, and Invalid lieclining 
.and Rolling Chairs. — The wonderful growth at- 
tained by New Haven during comparatively re- 
cent years is largely and almost wholly due to 
the enterprise and intelligent efforts of those who 
conduct our representative houses in every branch 
of trade or manufacture, and on every side may 
be seen the results of their ability and enterprise. 
In this connection, therefore, it is a duty, as well 
as a pleasure, to refer to the New Haven Folding 
Chair Co., which in its particular line has un- 
doubtedly distanced all competitors and now 
stands alone without a rival. The business now 
carried on by this company was originally estab- 
lished in 1858, and was carried on under the firm 
name of "Dann Bros.," until 1865, when a joint 
stock company was organized, and has continued 
in existence ever since. The present officers of 
the organization are as follows : President, I. N. 
Dann; Secretary and Treasurer, E. F. Mersick; 
Superintendent, E. Kelsey. The warerooms and 
factory are located at No. 553 State street — a 
large four-story brick building, containing some- 
where about 40,000 square feet of flooring space. 
The factory is most admirably arranged and 
equipped throughout with the most modern ma- 
■chinery and appliances, the greater portion of 
which have been specially designed and built for 
Jhese works, the motive power being furnished 



by a fifty horse-pow- 
er steam engine. 
A force of a hundred 
skilled workmen is 
employed; each de- 
partment is in 
charge of a compe- 
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teiliil^iifi whole is regulated 
mmvii^iiiiiimmfS by a system which 
Wm^Mi*§mimm filcilitates the trans- 
action of business 
and assures the 
l)rompt execution 
of all orders. Here 
are manufactured 
every conceivable 
variety of folding 
and fancy chairs, 
patent rockers, as 
well as invalid re- 
clining and rolling 
chairs. A specialty 
with this concern at 
present is in the line 
of fancy leather 
chairs, now so fash- 
ionable, and which 
are to be found in 
the homes of any- 
one with the least 
]iretentions to taste. 
The position occu- 
pied by the compa- 
ny, in fact, is such 
tbat its productions 
find a ready mar- 
ket, not only over 
the whole of this 
country, but orders 
are being constantly received from every corner 
of the world — a fact which is more convincing 
than words of the excellence of their goods, the 
honesty of the material employed, and their gen- 
eral high degree of finish. 

William Hull & Son, Ale and Porter Brew- 
ers, 4 Whiting Street. — As the sole surviving 
partner of the well known firm of William Hull 
& Son, Mr. Wm. H Hull is conducting a large 
and flourishing business in New Haven, as a 
brewer of Ale and Porter, and in his hands the 
prestige of the old concern as well as the name 
is maintained. 

The brewery, located at No. 4 Whiting street, 
is one of the most complete in New England, ev- 
ery facility being provided for the manufiacture 
of pure malt liquors of superior quality, and 100 
barrels per day are turned out of the establish- 
ment. Mr. Hull makes a specialty of Stock Ale 
and Stock Porter, for which the house has, since 
1870, the date of the establishment of the busi- 
ness, been famous, and in purity, flavor and gen- 
eral excellence of the product this house success- 
fully competes with any brewing concern in the 
country. A force of from fifteen to twenty hands 
are constantly employed in the establishment, 
and the demand for the product of the concern is 
steadily increasing. Mr. Hull is a reliable, enter- 
prising business man and influential citizen of 
New Haven, and his worth commends him to all. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




Seabrook & Smith, 3Ianufac1urers of Fine 
Light Carriages, Nos. I'JS and 130 Park Street. 
— Among the manufacturers engaged in this line 
in New Haven who have gained a reputation for 
the merits of their productions, are Messrs. Sea- 
brooli & Smith, of Nos. 128 and 130 Parle street, 
who make carriages equal in style, finish and 
quality to any concern in the countiy. The 
business was established in 1868 by the present 
proprietors, H. C. Seabrook and L. T. Smith. 
The premises occupied comprise five floors, 66x 
150 feet. This building is divided into separate 
departments, and employment is given to thirty 
skilled workmen, whose operations are all under 
the personal supervision of the proprietors. The 
manufactures of the house include all kinds of 
light carriages and wagons in every variety of 
style. Only the best materials are utilized, and 
Messrs. Seabrook & Smitli especially invite or- 
ders from parties who require a better class of 
work than is generally sold at reasonable prices 
and guarantee to supply them satisfactorily. 
Their trade, although mostly retail, is very ex- 
tensive throughout the New England States. 
Messrs. Seabrook & Smith use in their manufac- 
tory a 12 horse-power steam engine, and in fact 
everything to promote promptness in filling their 
orders. [ 

Mr. H. C. Seabiook is a native of the West j 
Indies, while his partner, Mr. L. T. Smith, is a ' 
native of New Haven, and they are both gentle- 
men of large experience in the business. j 

S. S. Mallett, Manufacturers' Supplies. Afa 
chinists' Supplies and Tools, 776 Chapel Street — 
Owing to the vast magnitude of the manufac- 
turing interests of our country the bu.siness of 
those dealing in manufacturers' and bulders' sup 
plies and general hardware is a large and im- 
portant one. Among the well and favorably 
known houses engaged in this line of business in 
New Haven that so successfully carried on by 
Mr. S. S. Mallett, No. 776 Chapel street, occu- 
pies a leading position. The keeping of stand- 
ard goods and the prompt and accurate filling of 
orders have had much to do with Mr. ISIalUtt's 
success, and the large and desirable trade which 



he enjoys shows the confidence which is reposecf 
in him by manufacturers, builders and the public- 
in general. A full line of hardware, cutlery, tools, 
and also machinists' supplies and tools is constant- 
ly carried, and owing to special arrangement.^ 
which have been made Mr. Mallett is able to furn- 
ish at very short notice any article which may be 
required, even if not in stock when ordered. 

The machinists' trade has almost been revolu- 
tionized within comparatively few years b}" the 
invention and application of ingenious and effect- 
ive tools to almost eveiy kind of work. Jobs- 
that it seemed an utter impossibility to do other 
than slowly and laboriously by hand a few years 
ago, requiring the employment of sjjecially skilled 
workmen and a long time in which to do the 
work, are now turned out lapidly and accurately 
by the use of machine tools in the hands of ordi- 
nary journeymen, and no shop or manufactory 
in the countrj'^ is now capable of competing with 
its rivals without a full supply of these modern 
tools and appliances. 

As these tools are being invented and improved 
almost dnil}', and as it is conceded that every de- 
tail tending to simplify and cheapen production 
must be carefully looked to to ensure success ii> 
the machinist's business to-day. machinists will 
find it for their interest to keep their eyes on Mr. 
Mallett's stock, which alwa}^s contains all meri- 
torious and labor-saving tools. Mr. Mallett occu- 
pies a large store for the accommodation of his- 
goods. 

C Pierpont & Co., Manufacturers of Im- 
proved Baldwin's Ensilage and Feed Cutters, 
etc., corner Park and Crown Streets. — In our 
wanderings through the city in search of new in- 
ventions, or for the purpose of bringing to notice 
some comparatively new to a great many, the 
manufacture of several important articles as car- 
ried on by C. Pierpont & Co., located at the cor- 
ner of Park and Crown streets, occurred to us as 
something that would interest a great many 
when they learned to what extent this business 
is carried, and the perfection which has been at- 
tained. The products of this house are Im- 
proved Baldwin's Ensilage and Feed Cutters, 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



113 



known to be the most perfect articles for their 
respective uses in the market. Also the cele- 
brated and always reliable Excelsior money 
drawers and rubber bucket pumps, besides being 
the manufacturers to a large extent of Cog- 
gins' improved carriage tops, with patent 
wrought iron adjustable shifting rail, and backs, 
cushions, fells, dashes, etc., and sunshade. The 
business which is quite an old established one 
was founded by J. D. Burdick & Co. in 1864. 
succeeded in 1870 by Pierpont & Stevens, and 
again in 1878 by C. Pierpont & Co. The prem- 
ises occupied lor their manufactory consist of a 
fine four-storv building covering an area of 
40x100 feet, with an addition of a well-equipped 
blacksmith shop and dry-house. A lifty horse- 
power steam engine is used in the building to 
propel their machinery, which is of the most im- 
proved patterns. Twenty capable hands also 
find employment here and" the trade is very ex- 
tensive, extending over a large territory. Mr. 
Pierpont is a highly esteemed citizen of New Ha- 
ven, being one of the first members of the Board 
of Aldermen, he is also director of the " Security 
Ins. Co.," and is trustee of the Centerville Horse 
K. R. and director of National Savings Bank. 

]\Ir. D. W. Baldwin, the superintendent of 
these works, is a gentleman of ability, thorough- 
ly conversant with all the details of tlie business, 
and fully deserving of the responsible position 
he holds. 



Enos S. Kimberly, Wholesale and Retail Deal- 
er in Coal and Wood, Oflices No. Ill Church 
Street, (Cutler Corner,) 538 Grand Street, New 
Haven. — In writing a detailed account of the in- 
dustries of New Haven, with some account of 
those individual enterprises that have conduced 
so greatly to the thrift of the community, we 
must not overlook the fact that no little vitality 
has emanatetl from a traffic in coal and wood 
that appears to have become more and more im- 
portant annually. In this connection the old es- 
tablished house of Enos S. Kimberly is not un- 
worthy of special mention. Dealing in both an- 
thracite and bituminous coals, and all kinds of 
hard and soft wood, this house has established 
an extensive wholesale and retail trade through 
out the State, for the promotion of which it pos- 
sesses ample facilities. The business was started 
by Sperry & Co. in 1850 and in 1864 succeeded 
by Kimberly & Goodrich, coming under the sole 
management of Enos S. Kimberly in 1881. The 
premises occupied for the business consist of 
two offices, located at No. Ill Church street, 
(Cutler corner,) and 538 Grand avenue, the main 
office being 20x15 feet in dimensious, and finely 
fitted up. 

The yard is located at Nos 488-538 Grand Ave- 
nue, and covers an area of 750x150 feet, equip- 
ped with two steam engines, one twenty-five and 
the other 12 horse-power. The facilities enjoj^ed 
by this house are unsurpassed by any dealer in 
the State, as his connections with railroads ami 
shippers generally are conducive to a large trade. 

Mr. Kimberly is an esteemed citizen, being a 
native of New Haven, and will be found prompt, 
liberal and enterprising, never unsolicitous for 
the benefit of patrons, and always prepared to 
offer terms in keeping with sucli a reputation. 




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E. B. Sheldon & Co., 393 State Street.— The 
large business done by E. B. Sheldon & Co., in 
the elieible premises which occupy three floors, 
85x40 feet in area, at 893 State street, was origin- 
ally started in 1861, coming under the coatrol of 
the present proprietors in 1877, since which time 
the business has assumed immense proiwrtions, 
under the able management it has enjoj'ed. 
They possess all the necessary tools and ma- 
chinery used in the business, which derives its 
motive power from a steam engine of 15 horse- 
power. Upwards of fifty skilled hands are em- 
ployed and their trade extends throughout this 
country and Canada. The character of the work 
produced in electrotype p'ates of all kinds is 
first class. This firm being the sole owners and 




proprietors of a patent mould for casting metal- 
back electrotypes, which is the most perfect of 
its kind known. Everything that pertains to tlie 
business is done with dispatch at reasonable 
prices. The members of the firm are Messrs. E. 
B. Sheldon, C. S. Butler and E. H. Parkhurst, 
all three gentlemen of experience in the details 
of this business, and have achieved a repute 
which entitles them very justly to the considera- 
tion of which they are the object •>. Ou' readers 
who may be in any way concerned in the work 
of E. B. Sheldon & Co., or desirous of obtaining 
estimates for all descriptions of such work, should 
write them. This firm make a specialty of fine 
electrotypes for manufacturers' catalogues, and 
also do a large business in making electros for 
newspaper advertising, among their customers 
being many of the leading advertisers and adver- 
tising agents in the countr3\ 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Geo. E. Whitmore, Manufacturer and Dealer 
in Children's Carriages, Tricycles, Velocipedes, 
etc., 89 Crown Street, New Haven. New York 
office 102 William Street.— The attention that of 
late years has been directed to the production of 
Children's Carriages, Tricycles, Velocipedes, etc., 
has developed the fact that American skill and 
artistic ability and taste are quite as successful in 
the manufacture of such articles as they have 
proved in other departments of nianufacluriug 
industry. A most convincing proof of tliis 
fact — if any confirmation be needed — can be 
found by a visit to the establishment of Mr. Geo. 
E. Whitmore, whose salesroom is at No. 89 
Crown street. Here may be always found a 
complete stock of children's carriages in every 
style and material, of his own manufacture, to- 




Patented January 18, 1887. 
gether with bicycles, tricycles and velocipedes, 
in sizes to suit all ages. A specialty in which 
Mr. Whitmore deals is the new "Eureka" tri- 
cycle, for boys and girls, which is the only ma- 
chine of its kind which physicians recommend in 
all respects. It is the most elegantly made and 
most thoroughly constructed tricycle on the mar- 
ket, being especially suitable for use by children. 
The "Eureka," however, is not a mere toy, to be 
thrown aside after a season's use, but will last 
for years. Mr. Whitmore commenced business 
here in 1880, at first on a comparatively small 
scale; but his energy, business tact and jiersever- 
ance soon brought him a large number of patrons. 
His store rooms and factory are located in the 
rear of his store on Crown street. They are fit- 
ted up in the most complete manner possible, and 
are provided with every appliance which Mr. 
Whitmore's long practical experience in this spe- 
cial line of business can suggest. In addition to 
manufacturing children's carriages, etc., he is 
also an extensive dealer in parasols, lace covers, 
straps, mats, etc. His business, which is both 
wholesale and retail, extends to all parts of the 
country, and his productions are looked upon 
everywhere as the standard by which all others 
should be judged. Mr. Whitmore is the inventor 
and patentee of the "Eureka" Tricycle, and gives 
the closest personal attention to every detail in 
his establishment, which is a credit alike to him- 
self and the city in which it is situated. 

C W. Clark, Slate Roofer and Dealer in Coal. 
Office and Yard 118 Long Wharf, New Haven.— 



Taking everything into consideration there i& 
probably no description of roof which contains 
so many good qualities and so few bad ones as- 
does one covered with slate. 

A very prominent New Haven house engaged in 
this branch of trade is that conducted by Mr. C. 
W. Clark, at 113 Long Wharf. ]Mr. Clark is a 
dealer in all kinds of roofing slates, such a.s 
i Browuville and IMunson, Maine, Bangor and 
I Chapman, Pa., Purple, Green and Red Vermont 
slate, etc. Slate nails, zinc, tarred paper, etc.. 
are also in stock, and most careful and prompt 
attention is given to repairing. All Mr. Clark's- 
work is fully warranted, and perfect satisfaction 
is guaranteed to all who may favor him with 
their orders. He is a native of IVIiddle Grand- 
ville, N. Y., and started his present business in 
1861, and it has now reached such propor- 
tions (although entirely retail) as to re- 
quire the employment of nine men. 

Lehigh, Lackawanna, Franklin and 
Cumberland Coal are also largely dealtin 
and a yard is occupied having a capacity 
for 700 to 800 tons of coal and 200 to 300 
tons of slate. The office is furnished with 
telephone connection. IVIr. Clark's facili- 
ties for roofing are of the best, and all 
Avork entrusted to him is ensured early 
and careful attention. Orders may be 
sent, if desired, to P. O. Box 759. 

Merwin's Real Estate OflSce, 759 

Chapel Street. — Prominent among our 
leading real estate and money brokers of 
New ilaven, and the oldest house in that 
line in the county, is Mr. Robert T. Mer- 
win. This house was established in 1846, 
under the firm name of Ira Merwin & Son, and 
was conducted under that title for twenty-one 
years, when in 1870 Mr. Robert T. Merwin as- 
sumed full charge. Mr. Merwin does a large 
business in every department of general real es- 
tate buying, selling, renting, exchanging, insur- 
ing, mortgaging and repairing all kinds of prop- 
erty. Mr. Merwin will always be found prompt^ 
accurate and thoroughly reliable. He is con- 
stantly handling large sums of money and placing 
it in mortgages and other securities. His judg- 
ment is invaluable, and he has the fullest confi- 
dence of capitalists and landowners. Mr. Mer- 
win's office is convenient, located on first floor,^ 
at No. 759 Chapel street, where his valuable 
opinion is constantly solicited by all classes of the 
community, and his ever courteous and attentive 
manners to all has gained him a wide-spread pop- 
ularity. He has a thorough knowledge of the 
value'of all kinds of real estate and personal prop- 
erty, and his unerring judgment makes him a 
desirable person with whom to place commisions. 
Persons trusting the care of their property to Mr. 
Merwin, eitherlfor the sale of real estate or the 
collection of rents can rely upon its being attend- 
ed to in a prompt and efficient manner. Those 
wishing to hire the use of money will find in Mr. 
Merwin an honorable, upright business man, 
who will not take the advantage of their embar- 
rassment and charge exorbitant rates. 

Mr. Robert T. Merwin is a native of New Ha- 
ven, and his long residence here and successful 
business career have won him a host of friends ia 
both social and business circles. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW II A VEN. 



115 



Elliott House, Sanmel II. Crane. Proprietor, 
Corner Chapel and Olive streets. — This hand- 
some and admirably kept hotel stands at the cor- 
ner of Chapel and Olive streets, commanding a 
fine view of the principal business street of the 
city and convenient to the depot, postoffice, 
banks, churches, etc. It contains sixty-seven 
rooms, besides a large handsome dining room, 
reading room, office, etc. The rooms are hand- 
somely furnished with first-class beds and neatly 
kept. The table is one of the best to be found 
at any New England hotel ; well supplied with 
the best the market affords and admirably cooked. 
Its pastry cannot be surpassed by any establish- 
ment, and the food set before the guest is tempt- 
ing and never stinted. The building is a large, 
five-story brick structure, and presents a home- 
like and inviting appearance. It was first opened 
to the public in"l874 by Richard Dyer, succeeded 
in 1875 by A. F. Sanders, the present proprietor, 
Mr. Samuel H. Crane, assuming control in 1876. 
This genial gentleman is a native of Springfield, 
Mass., and is a member of the Free Masons, Odd 
Fellows, Red Men, and in fact almost every so- 
ciety in New Hav^en, and numbers his friends 
throughout the community by the score. The 
house is steam heated, a very large boiler being 
used for the purpose, producing an even temper- 
ature througliout the coldest weather. Twenty- 
five find employment in the different departments 
of this flourishing establishment, and everything 
about the house (which is conducted on the 
American plan) is first-class in every respect. 



Ne-w Haven Window Shade Company, Man- 
ufacturers and Jobbers of Window Shades and 
Fixtures, 52 Orange Street. — The denuxnd for 
the requisites for beautifying the homes of the 
rich and poor, has of late years steadily increased, 
and the skill and taste ot manufacturers of arti- 
cles entering into the adornment of dwellings 
has been taxed to supply the essentials, called 
for by the cultivated tastes and refinement of to- 
day. 

In no particular of house decoration has such 
marked improvement been manifest as in the de- 
signs and patterns of window shades, draperies, 
etc., and the artistic styles evolved by those who 
cater to the people in this regard have added 
manifold attractions to "the palaces of the rich 
and the cottages of the poor." 

The leading concern in this line of trade in this 
city is the New Haven Window Shade Company, 
Ko. 52 Orange street, whose extensive establish- 
ment, comprising four floors with an aggregate 
floor area of over 16,000 square feet, is one of the 
most complete in New England. 

This company was organized in 1869, and the 
business has been steadily conducted with that 
energy and tact as to develop a trade of great pro- 
portions, both wholesale and retail, and extend- 
ing far beyond city and state limits. The house 
manufacture and carry in stock an immense as- 
sortment of the latest patterns and designs in 
window shades and fixtures, including fringes, 
shade pulls-, rollers, turcomans, raw silk, ramie, 
fashion cloth tapestries, jutes, felts, momie cloth 
and other fashionable draperies, and Swiss ap- 
plique, antiques, Madras, French guipure and 
Nottinghams. 



The stock also embraces shade rings, tassels 
and trimmings, poles, cornices, tassel hooks, pic- 
ture knobs, cord, weather strips, upholsterer's 
nails, spring beds, carpet linings, binding, stair 
rods, gimp, opaque shade cloth, hollands, etc., 
and the company's facilities for supplying the 
latest and best goods in their line at lowest pos- 
sible wholesale rates are all that could be desired. 

The New Haven Window Shade Company are 
the Eastern agents for the I\Ianhattan Shade 
Cloth Company's opaque and cambric shadings, 
plain anil decorated, and the house is one which 
is accounted reliable, responsible and successful 
in all that is implied by the terms. 

Messrs. A. G. Smith and J. BoardniJln Smith, 
the proprietors, are both natives of North Ha- 
ven, and enjoy the esteem and confidence of the 
trade throughout New England and adjoining 
sections. 



Ii. F. Goodyear, Maniifncturer of all kinds of 
Carriage Axles, 881 State Street. — The vast im- 
provement made of late years in the processes 
used in the manufacture of iron and steel, have 
enabled the enterprising manufacturers of metal 
products to attain a degree of perfection scarcely 
dreamed of a quarter of a century ago. To no 
class of producers is this circumstance of more 
importance than to the manufacturers of carriage 
axles, and no house in the country has been 
more swift to avail itself of the improvements in 
materials entering into its productions than that 
of L. F. Goodyear of New Haven. This industry 
was inaiigurated by the firm of L. F. Goodyear 
& Co. in 1852, and in 1857 the senior partner be- 
came sole proprietor. In 1875 the firm of Good- 
year & Ives was organized as his successors, and 
until 1886 the business was conducted under that 
name and style. Mr. Ives retiring, Mr. Goodyear 
again became the only party in interest, and un- 
der his able management the business has steadily 
prospered, and the reputation of the old house 
has been maintained unimpaired. 

Mr. Goodyear's premises comprise a large 
three-story building 40x100 feet in dimensions, 
with a well-equipped foundry 30x40 feet in size, 
and a forging shop 40x75 feet in area. The 
works are supplied with every requisite appli- 
ance and the latest improved machinery, operated 
by a steam engine of 100 horse-power and a force 
of twenty-five workmen are employed in the sev- 
eral departments. 

The output consists of iron and steel axles for 
carriages, a specialty being made of Steel's Pat- 
ent Sand-Box Axles, which are conceded to be 
unsurpassed by any others in use, and the general 
range of manufactures has been of such a high 
standard of excellence as to create a steady de- 
mand for the Goodyear axles from all parts of 
the country. 

The heavy business of this old, reliable con- 
cern, has always been conducted upon honorable 
business methods, and to the probity, tact and 
worth of the proprietor is due the confidence 
which universally obtains in the house and its 
management. 

Mr. Goodyear is a native of Hamden, Conn., 
and is well and favorably known in this city, 
having resided here for many years. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



M. Zunder & Son, Wholesale Dealers and 
Importers of Foreign Produce, Liquors, Wines 
and Tobacco, Nos. '-'49 and 351 State Street.— In 
proportion as tlie opportunities are presented for 
the adulteration of merchandise in any line of 
trade, to that extent is the reliable merchant in 
that field of mercantile enterprise recognized as a 
public benefactor, and it follows, as a rule, that 
concerns conducted by dealers of unquestioned 
integrity survive and prosper, whilst others 
languish and decline. Among the representa- 
tive business houses of New Haven, that of M. 
Zunder & Son, wholesale importers and dealers 
in Foreign Produce, Liquors. Wines and Tobac 
CO, is a notable instance of the truth of the o'd 
adage that honesty is the best policy. This 
business was established in t8.")2 by the senior j 
member of the firm, Mr. jNL Zunder, who has 
been the head of the concern up to this date. In 
18(52 he associated with himself Mr. Chas. J. Melz 
ger, and under the firm name and style of M. 
Zunder & Co., the business was conducted with 
eminent success until 1882, when Mr. Metzger 
retired from the business, and the son of the 
senior partner, Mr. Albert Zunder, became the 
junior member of the firm. 

The Messrs. Zunder occupy a large five-story 
building at Nos. 249 and 251 State street, cover- 
ing an area of 25x100 feet in dimensions and the 
stock in trade compri'jes a most complete and 
extensive assortment of foreign produce, of their 
own importation, including the choicest German 
Wines and Liquors, from the most famous cel- 
lars of Europe, and the best foreign and domestic 
Cigars procurable. 

The facilities of the firm for supplying the 
finest and most reliable merchandise to the trade 
at lowes^t possible prices are unequaled by few 
competing houses in New England, and for 
thirty five years the concern has successfully 
catered to the most desirable trade of New Eng- 
land and the Middle States. 

The ^Messrs. Zunder are agents for the Bre- 
men, Hamburg and Red Star Steamship lines, 
and furnish passage, cabin or steerage, at mini- 
mum rates. They also issue drafts on all parts 
of Europe, and information is promptly and cheer- 
fully furni-hed as to rates and routes. The 
senior member of this firm is a German by birth, 
and is one of the substantial, influential mer- 
chants and citizens of New Haven. He is the 
honored president of the National Savings Bank, 
an efficient Director in the Mechanics Bank, and 
was for twenty years a zealous member of the 
Board of Education of New Haven. Both 
father and son are honored among men and 
merchants and in a wide range of business ac- 
quaintance at home and abroad are held in uni- 
versal esteem and confidence. 

W. O. Mcintosh, Art Publisiier, 116 Orange 
Street. — This business was established b}^ the 
present proprietor in 1880, and from a compara- 
tively small beginning lias come to be regarded 
as one of the leading establishments of its nature 
in the New England States. Mr. Mcintosh is a 
gentleman well known in art circles, and his 
opinion on matters pertaining to fine lithographic 
work is sought after by many. But more partic 
ularly is it in the line of art goods generally, in 
which he deals, and his display in this direction 



gives evidence of more than usual care and taste 
in the selection. His specialties include Christ- 
mas, Valentine and Easter cards and novelties, 
birthday and wedding cards, day and Sunday 
school reward cards, note paper and envelopes, 
tablets, pens and ink, ball programs, menu cards, 
flower and landscape studies, advertising cards, 
scrap pictures, and in fact everything in the lith- 
ographic card line. Mr. Mcintosh, whose estab- 
lishment is located at No 116 Orange street, has 
both a large wholesale and retail trade all through 
the country, and occupies one floor, 50x20 feet in 
dimensions, together with a workshop in another 
portion of the citj". His display of artistic cards 
and engravings is very fine, and one could pass an 
afternoon there most profitably in looking at them. 
A large force of assistants are constantly em- 
ployed in this establishment in filling the many 
orders with which his patrons favor him. In 
fact, although his trade is already large, it is rap- 
idly increasing, and indications are that before 
very long large additions will have to be made to 
his present accommodations in order to meet the 
demands upon his facilities. Well and practi- 
cally acquainted with every- branch of his busi- 
ness, Mr. Mcintosh, who is a native of Ottawa, 
Canada, personally .superintends the needs and 
orders of his customers. He is prompt and re- 
liable, and enjoys the highest reputation in both 
business and social circles. 

Chas. S. Leete& Co., 297 to 803 State Street, 
Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medicines, etc.— A 
house which has deservedly maintained a lead- 
ing position in the drug trade of New Haven is 
that of Chas. S. Leete & Co., whose salesrooms 
and offices are located at Nos. 297 to 303 State 
street. Both as regards enterprise and energy, 
as well as the most careful attention to the pro- 
gress of medical service, and the care bestowed 
upon the purity and quality of all pharmaceuti- 
cal preparations passing through their hands, the 
firm in question has ever retained an increasing 
and superior class of patronage. Mr. Charles S. 
Leete is the only active member of the firm, the 
"Co." being merely nominal, and the business 
which he has now so successfully carried pn 
since 1873, was originally established as far back 
as 1824 by a Dr. Lewis, who was succeeded six 
years later by the firm of Booth & Brummell. 
They in their turn gave w^ay in 1849 to Messrs. 
Cowles & Leete, a copartnership which lasted 
until 1873. The premises occupied comprise four 
floors, each 100x30 feet, and the immense space 
thus provided is none too large for accommoda- 
ting the large stock which it is found neces- 
sary to keep constantly on hand. The drugs, 
chemicals, patent medicines, paints, oils, glass, 
acids, brushes, etc., offered for sale by Mr. Leete 
are unsurpassed for quality and general excel- 
lence; and they are sold at the lowest market 
quotations, while all orders are filled with 
promptness and careful accuracy. The volume 
of trade, which is both wholesale and retail, ex- 
tends throughout the whole of the New England 
States. Mr. Leete is highly esteemed in com- 
mercial circles for his business capacity and ster- 
ling integrity, while the promptness, liberality 
and just dealing with which all the operations of 
this large establishment are conducted are as 
commendable as they are proverbial. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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J^erfect/on 

Prepared 

FLOUR. / 



I i PREPARED i 

iBUCKWHEff 

I FLOUR 



Tyr j 



I I MANUFACTURED I 
I I BY i 

I |S.H.STREETlCo.| 
1 209-21lWaterSt J 




S. H. Street & Co., Manufocturers and Pack- 
ers of Food Products. Office 38 Crown Street 
Factory, 209 and 211 Water Street.— The marked 
improvement in the preparation of food products, 
owing to scientific investigation and research as 
to the wliolesome properties of every manufac- 
tured article used lor food, has developed many 
and important industries. Among those engaged 
in the nuxnuf'aclute and packing of specialties in 
this wide range of merchandise, the house of S. 
W. Street & Co. have, for some j'ears, heen suc- 
cessfully identified with the progressive producers 
of the country, and their "Pertection" brands of 
Buckwheat Breakfast cake and Bread flour, and 
Wheatine oatlet, Cerealet, Boiled oats. Hominy 
and other products, are found in many of the 
leading grocery and provision establishments of 
the United States. 

The immense business conducted by this firm 
was inaugurated by Mr. S. H. Street, the senior 
liartner in the concern, in 1878, and he associated 
with himself his brother, Mr. F. B. Street, 
in 1880. From a modest beginning the 
trade of the firm has attained most import- 
ant proportions, and the output of the es- 
tablishment is steadily gaining in popularity and 
favor. The works of Messrs. Street & Co. are 
located at 209-211 "Water street, New Haven, 
with their offices and warerooms at 83 Crown 
street. The lactory is a four-story building, ad- 
mirably arranged and thoroughly equipped with 
the machinery and appliances in use for their 
purposes, and a force of skilled workmen, clers.k 
etc., are employed in the several departments. 

The Perfection Prepared Flour of this repre- 
sentative concern has always maintained its rep- 
utation as the best obtainable for the specific uses 
for which it is manufactured, and in the markets 
of the country every article handled by the house 
is in constant and increasing demand. 

The members of this firm are natives of East 
Haven, Conn., and are young men of exceptional j 
energy, and their large trade extends to all sections 
of the New England and Middle States. 



Tremont House, corner of Court and Orange 
Streets, L. F. Kellogg, Proprietor. — Especially 
adapted to the business in which he is engaged 
and possessing all the qualifications of a modern, 
popular and successful landlord, Mr. L. F. Kel- 
logg has for seven years conducted one of the 
best first-class hotels in New Haven, and under 
his regime the Tremont House has steadily 
grown in general fiivor with the traveling public. 

This hotel was opened in 1861, under the pro- 
prietorship of Mr. Enos Foote, who in 1876 was 
succeeded by Mr. C. E. Crultenden, and in 1879 
by present proprietor. For a quarter of a cen- 
tury the house has been the favorite stopping 
place for commercial and business men visiting 
JNew Haven. 

The Tremont Hoiise is a large and imposing 
five-story building, 40x110 feet in dimensions, 
with 65 large, high pitched and elegantly fur- 
nished bedrooms, and is heated throughout by 
steam, with hot and cold water in the rooms and 
balh rooms connected, and all the modern con- 
veniences of a first-class hotel. 

The table is kept up in the best possible man- 
ner, and the excellent bill of fare is served in the 
best style, and there is not in New England a 
house which, at the same popular scale ot prices, 
affords better accommodations. Mr. C. II. 
Pierpont is the courteous chief clerk of the Tre- 
mont and is a genial and popular manager. j\Ir. 
Kellogg is a considerate, accommodating host, 
and is ever vigilant to anticipate and sujijily the 
wants of his guests. He is a native of New 
Hartford, C(mn., and is accounted by traveling 
men who visit New Haven, a model landlord, 
whose success has been worthily won. 

William H- Couch, Dealer in Saddlery Hard- 
ware, 3.5, 37 and 39 Orange Street. — One of the 
most flourishing business enterprises of New Ha- 
ven is that cairied on by Mr. William H. Couch 
at Nns. 3."), 37 and 39 Orange street. Mr. Couch 
is a dealer in saddlery hardware at the above ad- 
dress. The business was inaugurated in 1872, 
under the name of Kelsey & Couch, but in 1886 
Mr. William H. Couch succeeded to the sole 
ownership of the business and has since conduct- 
ed it under Ins own name. Mr. Coiich is a na- 
tive of Danbury, Conn., and is 50 years of age. 
He has shown a very marked degree of energy 
and enterprise in the management of his busi- 
ness, and he has ample reason to be proud of the 
way in which it has extended and increased 
since he gave it his undivided attention. His 
transactions now extend all over the State and 
the uniform good quality of the goods sold is 
proving the means of ensuring a duplicate of 
every order received by him. Mr. Couch is very 
thoroughly acquainted with the goods that he 
handles, and as he has made exceptionally favor- 
able terms with the various munufacturers of 
them he is enabled to offer his customers some 
very advantageous trades, while fully guarantee- 
ing the articles which he sells. Some of the best 
known manufacturers of saddlery in the State 
are old and large customers of his and his pre- 
sent quarters, spacious as they are, must soon 
prove too small it' his trade continues to increase 
at its present ratio. One floor of an area of 
.50x80 feet is occupied, and an ample force of ef- 
ficient assistants is emi51oyed. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



119 



H. C. Rowe & Co., Oyster Growers, Quiniii- j 
piac Bridge. — With the growth of our country in 
trade and population, the different sections and j 
succeeding generations have produced men com- 
petent and wilHng to meet the new and increas- 
ing wants of tlie people, and to these leading 
spirits, humanitarians, in every sense of the 
word, the beneficiaries of tlieir enterprise pay a 
grateful tribute. Within the recollection of those 
not yet passed life's meridian, the people of the 
Atlantic seaboard, with sinceie regret, prophesied 
the speedy extinction of oysters as an article of 
food, a luxury indeed, but one the loss of which, 
nevertheles, gave them grave concern. Scientists 
and savants gave to the matter their best thought, 
and the propagation of these delicious bivalves 
in waters where they were theretofore unknown, 
was tlie only solution of the problem. The arti- 
ficial propagation of oysters became a study fur 
those who saw in the success of this plan a re- 
turn above and beyond payment for time and 
labor, and with an earnestness which promi?3d 
much, devoted themselves to the work. Among 
the pioneers in the undertaking, we find in New 
Haven one of those who achieved success in the 
fullest meaning of the term, Mr. H. C. Rowe, 
of the well-known house of H. 0. Rowe & Co., 
attempted the cultivation of oysters in the 
deep water of Long Island Sound; and from the 
satisfactory results he obtained, has grown up 
one of the most important of the great industries ! 
of New England, and to-day, Connecticut ex- 1 
ports hundreds of thousands of bushels of oj'sters I 
yearly to New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts 1 
and even to Europe, a new field of labor has 
been opened up furnishing employment to thou 
sands, and producing vast quantities of oysters, 
far superior in flavor to the Southern stock, 
which New England was fast becoming depend- 
ent upon. 

The business is practically reduced to farm- 
ing. The firm above-named have over 16,000 
acres of submerged land in the Sound (more 
than any other three firms in the world), staked 
off into lots, carefully marked on a chart, and 
these vast fields are planted, the crops grown, 
and in due season are gathered. The firm were 
the first to use oyster steamers in this locality 
and were opposed in their use by many w^ho have 
since followed their example. They employ over 
100 workmen in the business, and as the head of 
the largest producing and shipping house in New 
England, Mr. Rowe is now reaping the reward 
of his patient study and perseverance. 

Messrs. Rowe & Co. have lately largely in- 
creased their facilities for opening and shipping 
oysters, necessitated by the steady increase in the 
demand for their superior deep sea-shell fish. On 
their extensive wharves at Fair Haven which 
they purchased, they erected within the past two 
years a large four-story shucking house. The 
building is arranged on a plan original with Mr. 
Rowe, and gives the firm facilities for keeping 
their oysters in pnme condition, and for handling 
them at the least possible expense. This build- 
ing is supplemental to the old one near South 
Quinnipiac street. Fair Haven annex, which with 
nearly two hundred feet of wharfage is still used. 
The new building is located between the east end 
of Quinnipiac drawbridge and the Fair Haven 
Marine railway, and has a wharf front of 340 



feet, with sufficient depth of water to allow the 
unloading of the steamers, either at high or low 
tide, and also a basin for oyster floats. 

An inclined plane allows trains to drive on the 
third floor, which is water tight. As the oysters 
are assorted they are thrown into different open- 
ings in this floor. One of these openings is (or 
seed oysters, and twelve other hatchways are 
provided for various sizes and grades of market- 
able o}'sters. The oysters fall into a frame with 
a canvass bottom, resting on cushions of hay, 
thus preventing injury to the oysters by falling 
to the floor. The second floor is used for shuck- 
ing, with accommodations for fifty shuckers and 
capacity for 8,000 bushels at a time. The offices 
are finished in hard wood, and the establishment 
throughout is a model of completeness and excel- 
lent management. Having facilities for handling 
at this place over 10,000 bushels jx-r week, it may 
truthfully be said that it is the most convenient 
as well as the most complete in the United Slates. 
The new establishment cost over $31,000. 

Shipping native oysters exclusively and the.se 
of their ow^n raising, JVIe.ssrs. Rowe & Co. guar- 
antee to ship only tlie best and ensure a regular 
supply even in the coldest weather, a matter of 
prime importance to the trade. The firm's own- 
ing more oyster ground and their planting more 
makes them practically without serious competi- 
tion in their special line. 

Prompt, careful attention is paid to all orders, 
and a full guarantee of superior flavor and per- 
fect condition of their oysters which are caught 
daily make this one of the great successful, reli- 
able firms of the country, and commands the 
full confidence of the trade throughout the East- 
' ern and Middle States. 

I The foreman of tliis extensive establishment, 
Mr. Jno. O. Rowland, and several other em- 
ployes, constitute the company of this represen- 
: tative firm. Mr. Rowe is a native of New Ha- 
ven, and is well and widely known in business 
circles, as well as among such scientists as Lieu- 
tenant Winslow, Seth Green and Eugene Black- 
ford, whose labors in behalf of their fellow-men, 
in devising means for maintaining the supply 
and reducing the cost of fish food, has earned 
the gratitude of the masses. 

B. H. Johnson, Real Estate Agent, 817 Chapel 
street, New Haven. — In his active business ca- 
reer of ten years in this city, Mr. B. H. Johnson 
has always held a prominent position among the 
real estate and loan agents of New Haven. He 
established his agency here in 1876, and has from 
the beginning enjoyed the confidence and patron- 
age of a large clientage. His office is centrally 
located at 817 Chapel street, and he has in an em- 
inent degree the ability to execute commissions 
for the purchase, sale and care of real estate to 
the best possible advantage of owners, and his 
promptitude and excellent judgment make him a 
desirable agent with whom to entrust business of 
this character. He buys, sells and leases prop- 
erty at low rates of commission, makes prompt 
returns to clients, and is always reliable and ca- 
pable in the execution of orders. He negotiates 
loans on real estate at lowest current rates of in- 
terest, and in all his engagements he is accurate 
and thoroughly responsible. He is a native of 
Litchfield, Conn. 



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l.EADIHG BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 







A. A. Ball, Ornamental Iron liailing Works, 
IG Audubon Street. — As the oldest enterprise of 
its kind in New Haven, and the leading one de- 
voted to the manufacture of ornamental iron 
railing work in this section, the establishment of 
Mr. A. A. Ball, No. 16 Audubon street, has long 
been prominent among the industries of the Elm 
City. The business was established originall_y 
by the New Haven Iron Railing Co. in 1857, 
who were succeeded in 1862 by the firm of Chas. 
Ball & Brother. In 1860 the firm name and 
style Avas changed to that of D. P. Calhoun & 
Co., and three years later Messrs. Ball, Johnson 
& Co. became the proprietors, the business pass- 
ing into the hands of Mr. A. A. Ball in 1878. 
The extensive works of Mr. Ball are eligibly lo- 
cated and are admirably equipped wi'h labor 
saving machinery driven by bteam power, and a 
force of skilled workmen are constantly em- 
ployed in the establislmient. 

The output comprises all kinds of ironwork 
for fences, doors, stairs, public buildings, pris- 
ons, fire-proof vaults, cemeteries, balconies, crest- 
ings, etc., in numerous beautiful new and origi- 
nal designs, and in his special line Mr. Ball cer- 
tainly excels all competitors in this section, and 
possesses every facilitj^ for supplying first-class 
work at most reasonable prices at shoi t notice. 

]\Ir. Ball is a native of Salem, INIass., and is a 
business man of sterling worth and untiring en- 
ergy, and his efforts to meet every requirement 
in his field of industrial enterprise have met with 
I'ecognition in a large, growing and widespread 
demand for his merchandise and productions. 

A. P. Hotchkiss, Wholesale Dealer in Liquors, 
Wines, Ales, etc , 260 and 262 State Street.— 
While the residents of New Haven, as a general 
rule, are not by any means addicted to more 
than a proper and reasonable indulgence in the 
use of wines and alcoholic beverages, yet there 
are very few who do not appreciate the efforts of 
Mr. A. P. Hotchkiss to supply his large number 
of patrons with the best articles obtainable in 
this particular direction. He has demonstrated 
beyond a shadow of a doubt that good wine and 



beer, as well as pure and wholesome spirits, so!<J 
at a fair price, will sooner or later find favor iii 
the eyes of the public. The premises occupied 
by Mr. Hotchkiss are located at Nos. 260 and 
262 State street, and are in every respect well 
adapted for the expeditious handling of the large 
and complete stock which he always has on 
hand. He occupies three floors, each measuring 
60x30 feet, and fitted up with everything neces- 
sary for meeting the calls made upon his re- 
sources in a prompt and satisfactoiy manner, 
whether at wholesale or retail. IMr. Hotchkiss 
commenced business in this line in 1855 — 32 
years ago — and during that period he has gained 
a well earned reputation lor selling only the 
finest class of goods, specially catering to the 
needs of customers, having regard to quality 
rather than quantity. It has always been his en- 
deavor to cultivate among the public a trade for 
high giade goods, and among his stock may be 
lound wines of all the celebrated vintages of the 
Old World. Another special feature in his busi- 
ness is an extensive and varied assortment of fine 
old whiskej's, etc., made by the best distillers in 
this country and Europe. Mr. Hotchkiss is- 
highly esteemed by his fellow citizens. 



li. Schoenberger, Dealer in Choice Beef, Mut- 
ton, Lamb, Veal, Poultry and Vegetables of all 
kinds in tlieir season, Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Central 
Market, New Plaven. — Among the various pop- 
ular and growing enterprises of the city of NeA;v 
Haven which bear the marks of increasing pros- 
perit}' is the establishment of L. Schoenberger, 
located at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Central Market. The 
proprietor established himself in the provision 
business here in 1870, and has since conducted 
its affairs with increased facilities and signal suc- 
cess. The premises occupied for trade purposes 
comprise a double store, large and commodious, 
where a complete stock of meats, poultry and 
vegetables of all kinds in their season may be 
found at both wholesale and retail. The facili- 
ties possessed by the proprietor for obtaining a 
choice supply is unsurpassed by any contempo- 



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raiy concern. Tlie giealest care is exercised by 
Mr. Scboenberger in tbe selection of his meats, 
etc., which are highly esteemed by the commu- 
nity for their freshness and low prices. Mr. 
Scboenberger employs ten cleiks who are polite 
and attentive to their many customers. 

Mr. Scboenberger is a native of Austria, and is 
eminently popular with his host of patrons. 

Goods are delivered in any part of the city free 
of charge, and every facility is at band for prose- 
cuting a large and successful business. 



Home Life Ins. Co., 27A Broadway. New 
York. Philip Pond, State Ageat, OfHce 69 
Church Street, Room 10, New Haven.— We have 



Bradley & Lee, Jobbers of Cigars, Tobacco, 
Grocers' Sundries, and Manufacturers' Agents 
for Show Cases, 280 and 2S2 State Street —No 
review of the business houses of New Haven 
would be complete without special mention be- 
ing made of that of Messrs. Bradley & Lee, job- 
bers of imported and domestic cigars, tobacco, 
smokers' requisites, grocers' sundries, and last, 
but by no means least, manufacturers' agents for 
show cases, in which latter line thev stand out 
prominently as the only ones in New Haven 
at present. Messrs. Bradley & Lee were former- 
ly located at No. 218 State street, but their busi- 
ness of late has increased so rapidly and has as- 
sumed such large proportions that they removed 
to Nos. 280-2 on the same thoroughfare, where 




The most striking argument that can be of- 1 the firm name then being " Scott & Shelton. 
fered for it is to be drawn from some one of the ! This was followed in 1871 by " H. C. Shelton & 
practical examples of sudden deaths that from ; Co.," who, in turn, gave way to the gentlemen 
time to time occur. On the M of April last a ' composing the present firm, Messrs. J. S Brad- 
gentleman well known in business circles had his ' ley and F. T. Lee, eight years later. A strictly 
life Insured for $10,000, and died ou the 10th of 



the same month. The shortness and uncer- 
tainty of life — how often do we read and hear the 
words, until they fall on the ear as a thrice-told 
tale, and. while we mentally give our assent 
to it, appl}^ it rather to our neighbor than our- 
selves. It must come to us all, however, sooner 
or later, and the prudent man realizes that it is 
his duty, as well as his interest, to protect him- 
self against the chance of an abrupt termination 
of his life. The satisfaction it affords in the 
feeling of securitv, arising from the knowledge 



wholesale business is transacted, and as the firm 
buy all their goods directly from the manufac- 
turers for casii they are enabled to give their nu- 
merous customers considerable advantages in 
this respect. Their stock of cigars and tobaccos 
embraces a large assortment in grades and styles, 
all selected with the greatest skill and attention 
to the needs of the" trade. A specinlty with 
Messrs. Bradley & Lee is grocers' sundries, em- 
bracing such articles as matches, blueing, flavor- 
ing extracts, essences, toilet soaps, shoe black- 
ino-, etc. In fact it would be difficult to mention 



that no matter when the dread destroyer comes i anything in this particular line which they do 
your family is provided for, is of itself sufficient I not keep constantly on hand. Both members of 



the firm are gentlemen of fine business ability, 
and are also highly thought of in social circles. 



reason for insurance. One of the oldest, stanch- 
est and most reliable life insurance companies 
doing business in this city is the Home Life Ins. 
Co., of New York. This company which was 
organized in 18(30 and since its start has grown 
in popular favor year by year, paying its'death ; S. B. Oviatt, Real Estate, Loan and Insurance 
losses promptly and enlarging its scope until it , Agent. 87 Church Street, Room No. 2, Clark 
has at present a surplus as regards policy holders Building.— There is no feature of progress in the 
of $138 to every $100 of liability. During tbe country of equal importance with that of real es- 
year ending May 1, 1886, $289,812.00 was paid in tate. which has long been and ever will continue 
death losses. This company does not restrict its to be the principal form of permanent and abso- 
policy-holders to travel, as they can go to anv I lutely secure investment. Choice and eligibly 
portion of the world without infringing on their ; located parcels of property are now, more than 
policies, this being the first company to offer this ever, being sought for by conservative capital 
very liberal and useful privilege to its members. 
The New Haven office is at 69 Church street. 



ists. It is generally admitted that here in New 
Haven, Mr. S. B. Oviatt is one of the best quali- 
Room 10^ and is under the charge of Mr. Philip fied real estate experts and agents that can be 
Pond, who has been the Connecticut genecal found, conversant in the most marked degree 
agent since 1862, and under Irs management the ! with the rise and progress of the city. Born in 



business in this section has rapidly advanced un 
til to-day the number of its policy-holders in 
Connecticut exceeds in number that of many oth- 
er companies. 

The officers of the Home Life Insurance Com- 
pany are well known bankers and merchants of 
New York and Brooklyn, and are widely and 
favorably known in both financial and social cir- 
cles. It is the duly of every person contemplat 
ing life insurance to select a company whose rec- 
ord has been one of long-continued prosperity. 



the town of Orange, Conn., Mr. Oviatt came to 
New Haven at an early age. He occupies most 
eligible offices, centrally located, in the Clark 
Building, No. 87 Church street, where he active- 
ly transacts all branches of the real estate, loan 
and insurance agency business. His specialty, 
however, and one to which he confines himself 
almost entirely, is the buying and selline of real 
estate. In this he transacts a large and first-class 
trade. He always has a large list of valuable 
properties for sale, and his thorough, prompt 



and we thus take pleasure in commending this and honorable methods have built up his large 
company to our readers, knowing it to be one on j and successful business, and won for him an em 
which the strongest reliance may be placed. 1 inently fine reputation. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




M. Steinert & Son, 777 Chape] Street, General 
Representatives for Steinway & Son's, Haines 
Bros, and Ernest Gabler & Bro.'s Pianos, Mason 
& Hamlin Organ Compan_y's Organs and Sheet 
Music. — One of the most prosperous and note- 
worthy business houses on Chapel street is that 
of M. Steinert &, Son, general representatives and 
New England agents for many of the best pianos 
of American manufacture. The business was set 
on foot by Mr. M. Steinert in this city, and then 
as business increased and the circle of trade wid- 
ened, branch establishments were opened in 
Providence, R. I., Boston, Mass., Pawtucket, R. 
I., and Newport, R. I. and Bridgeport, Conn. 
All these branches are first-class establishments 
in every respect, that at Boston particularly so. 
It consists of the whole ground fioor of the Hotel 
Boylston, at the corner of Boylston and Tremont 
streets, and the firm are now building a music 
hall there, which will eclipse anything of the 
kind in that city. Among the various different 
makes of pianos kept constantly in stock by the 
Messrs. Steinert, and for which they are general 
representatives for New England, may be men- 
tioned such as Steinway & Sons, Haines Bros., 
Ernest Gabler & Bro. But it is not only pianos 
of domestic manufacture that one will find at 
this establishment, but also the very best from 
Europe, one of the firm having resided in Europe 
for some years for the purpose of keeping a watch- 
ful eye on musical matters there. In the selec- 
tion of pianos Mr. Steinert brings to bear the 
ripe experience of a whole life-time. In this par- 
ticular branch he has no equal, and his skill is 
such as to insure beyond the shadow of a doubt 
the very best qualities in a piano purcha.sed 
through his agency. He is a recognized author- 
ity on musical matters generally, and much of 
his time is occupied in literary work, hiscontribu 
tions to leading magazines and periodicals being 



quoted and commented upon 
in a most flattering manner. In 
former years Mr. Steinert was 
a practical musician, and has 
been connected with some of 
the principal orchestras in New 
York City. From small be- 
ginnings he has by energy and 
perseverance now attained the 
proud position of being at the 
liead of the largest establish- 
ment of its kind in the country. 

West Haven Buckle Com- 
pany. — ^lanufacturers of Vest 
and Pantaloon Buckles. — The 
manufacture of buckles has 
long been a leading industry of 
this State, and to the West 
Haven Buckle Company be- 
longs the distinction of being 
the pioneers in this section in 
this branch of manufacturing 
enterprise. 

The company was organized 
and incorporated in 1853, and 
for thirty four years have car- 
ried on the busine.ss on an ex- 
'^■' tended scale and with marked 

success. The works of the cor- 
poration are located at West 
Haven, and comprise a large two-story building, 
40x80 feet in dimensions, with two additional 
buildings used for office purposes and as engine 
room. A full complement of machinerj' of the 
most improved patterns is in constant operation, 
driven by a steam engine of 30 horse-power, and 
a corps of from 80 to 100 operatives are employed 
in the establishment. The company manufac- 
ture large quantities of buckles of their own de- 
sign, embracing vest, pantaloon, suspender, 
shoulder brace, skirt, corset, stocking supporter, 
truss and patented, and which buckles are the 
most popular in use for the special purposes in- 
tended. They are made in various styles and 
sizes, in white, black, gilt and silvered, and 
such is their popularity with manufacturers 
everywhere that they constitute a part of stock 
in trade of all the leading jobber's trimmings in 
the United States. 

The selling agents of the company for their 
vest and pantaloon buckles are Messrs. Willis- 
ton, Knight & Co., Nos. 10 and 12 Greene street, 
N. Y. The product of the factory is shipped to 
all parts of the country. 

The ofticers of this representative concern are: 
President, Daniel Trowbridge; Secretary, Treas- 
urer and Asent, D. S. Thompson, who, with 
Messrs. Charles Shelton, W. W. Ward and C. E. 
Thompson comprise tlie Board of Directors. 
These well known business men are Connecti- 
cut men by birth, and possess all the qualities 
which beget confidence of correspondents and 
insure success. 

The Farren Brothers Co., Metallic Rolling 
Spring Beds, Wringers and Clocks, Main OfBce, 
950 Grand Avenue. — The Farren Bros. Co. is 
one of the principal houses in the city engaged 
in the manufacture of all kinds of metallic spring; 
beds. The business was established in 1875, in- 



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corporated as a stock company in March, 1886, 
C. G. Colville being chosen President; W. H. 
Farren, Vice President; R. B. Farren, Treas- 
urer; and A. Beyer, Secretary. The main office 
being located at No. 950 Grand Avenue, this 
city, and with branch offices at I^rovidence, R. I., 
Boston, 3Iass. ; and Brooklyn, N. Y. ; also 





CLOSED. OPEN. 

three factories located in New Haven, Bos- 
ton and Brooklyn respectively. They occu- 
py two floors in New Haven, equipped with eve- 
ry necessary mechanical device for the successful 
manufacture of their goods, and for turning out 
the best work skilled workmen are employed. 
The steel of which these beds are constructed is 
imported specially for the purpose ; they can be 
rolled up compactly and can be adjusted to any 
width, and there is absolutely no tendency to sag 
in the centre, as in most spring beds. 

Parties placing their orders with this house 
have the guarantee of receiving reliable goods. 



T. G. Sloan & Son, Real Estate Brokers and 
Fire Insurance Agents, Room 3, Benedict Build- 
ing, 82 Church Street. — During a period of eight- 
een years this house has been iilentified with the 
real estate interests of New Haven, and in that 
time has formed connections of a superior char- 
acter, numbering among its patrons many of the 
leading capitalists within our midst. The busi- 
ness was established in 1868 by T. G. Sloan, the 
present senior proprietor. In 1882 he admitted 
his son, John T. Sloan, as partner under the firm 
name of T. G. Sloan & Son. This firm have a 
commodious office located at No. 82 Church 
street. Room 3, Benedict Building, and carry on 
a large real estate business, and are also notaries 
public. Dwelling, building lots, etc., bought, 
sold and exchanged. Houses rented and rents 
collected and loans negotiated. They also rep- 
resent the well known Gerraania Fire Insurance 
Company, of New York, whose assets January 
1, 1887, were $2,500,773.62, and one of the strong- 
est insurance companies in the United States. 
Both father and son are natives of New Haven, 
and enjoy a high reputation in the community, 
being thoroughly reliable and alwaj's to be de- 
pended upon. 



Manville & Co., IManufacturers of Rufflings, 
etc., 424 State Street. — The ingenuity and taste 
displayed by those who have devoted their time 
and talents of late years to the designing and 
manufacture of Rufflings, Rlaitings and Ladies' 
Neckwear generally, is almost marveloiis, and 
the many and beautiful designs evolved by their- 
skill, are found in neaily every millinery and 
fancy store and most of the first-class dry goods 
establishments of to-day. 

The firm of Manville & Co., who began busi- 
ness in New Haven in 1879, have for years past 
been successfully engaged in tlu; manufacture of 
fine Crepe Lisle Rufilings, Collaiettes, Ladies" 
Neckwear and Combination Trimmings, with 
their extensive salesroom and factory at No. 424 
State street. Here they occupy premises lOOx 
120 feet in dimensions, and employ twenty five 
hands in the different departments. Owing ta 
tiie long experience of this firm in the business- 
and their facility with improved machines, the 
firm are enabled to place their merchandise on 
the market at lowest possible margin above cost 
of production, and the zeal of the firm to supply 
the demand for the latest styles in their line in 
any quantity desired, and of all the latest and 
most fashionable designs, have made this one of 
the principal sources of supply for the dry and 
fancy goods trade of New England. 

The members of this firm have been engaged 
in the Ruffling business upward of twenty-five 
years, were connected with the first company 
who manufactured Neck Ruffles and Tape I'rim- 
mings by machinery in this country. The ma- 
chines then u,sed w^ere invented by the late Dr^ 
Crosby, and were marvels to the community. 

L. T. Law & Co., Groceries and Food Prod- 
ucts, 263 and 265 Wooster Street, New Haven. — 
An important factor in the grocery and meat line 
is the house of L. T. Law & Co., located at Nos. 
263 and 265 Wooster street, which in conducting an 
extensive trade in the sale of Groceries, Meats, 
Fruits, Fish, Oysters and Vegetables, in their sea- 
son, is deserving of ample notice in this publica- 
tion. Established under the management of W. 
A. Law in 1851, the house at once approi)riated 
a large share of popularity in the trade, a dis- 
tinction awarded it not only from the assured 
character of it-i merchandise but on account of 
the enterpiise and liberality with which its op- 
erations were conducted, a state of affairs that 
has suffered no change under the conduct of the 
present firm, which succeeded to the plant in 
1884. The premises composing the store of the 
firm are of liberal dimensions, occupying a spa- 
cious floor 90x40 feet in area, and basement. 
They are adequately equipped with an attractive 
and valuable stock. The details of the trade, 
which extends throughout the city and suburbs, 
must necessarily involve the greatest care and 
the most assiduous attention. Six cai)able as- 
sistants are busily engaged waiting upon their 
many customers. The individual members of 
the firm are L. T. and G. A Law, both natives of 
New Haven. Altogether it would difficult for 
customers to find a house upon which greater re- 
liance could be placed and with which every 
transaction is certain to be accomplished by fair- 
ness and liberality on one side and entire and last- 
insj satisfaction on the other. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Reynolds & Co., Manufacturers of Screws, 
Bolts, Nuts, etc., H21 East Street, New Haven. — 
In a specially important field of industrial activ- 
ity and for many years, Messrs. Reynolds & 
Company have been successfully engaged in 
manufacturing business in New Haven, and the 
house has a well-earned fame everywhere for the 
standard quality of its Bolts, Screws, Moulding 
Machines, etc. 

The company was organized under its present 
style and title in 1867, with ample capital and 
every facility for indefinitely extending their 
trade. The premises comprise six large build- 
ings, with an aggregate floor surface of 35,000 
square feet, the works being supplied with the 
most improved and efficient machinery for their 
purposes, operated by a steam engine of 100 
horse power. 

A force of 100 skilled workmen is employed 
ia the different departments of the establish- 
ment. The firm manufacture to order and for 
stock Screws of every description of superior 
quality, and carry at all times a full line of stan- 
dard sizes for any desired purpose, with tops to 
match, and Screws and Bolts of any size or 
shape are made to order in wrought or malleable 
iron, brass or steel ; and the best materials in the 
market only are used, and satisfaction as to 
prices and quality of the product is always fully 
guaranteed, and the efforts to deserve the confi- 
dence of the trade by maintaining unimpaired 
the standard excellence of their output, have 
•been eminently successful. The list of the com- 
pany's specialties includes steel and iron set 
Screws, tempered and case-hardened; square 
head cap and hexagon head cap Screws and also 
round head Machine Screws with finished heads; 
oval and flat head Screws; Stove Bolts with 
shaved heads; Stud Bolts for cylinder heads and 
other purposes; milled tap and coupling Bolts; 
forged set Screws and tap Bolts; finished hexa- 
gon Nuts; machinists' hand Taps and Taps for 
machine screws; coach or lag Screws; bolt ends; 
carriage Bolts, with button or bevel heads and 
forged nuts; standard sizes in hot-pressed square 
and hexagon Nuts; Washers; bridge and roof 
Bolts of the best refined iron, made to order, 
from one f.iot to fifty feet in lentjth, and are 
used by manufacturers of almost every descrip 
tion of work, and in all parts. 

Reynolds & Co. are well and widely known 
among the metal founders of the country, as 
manufacturers of Moulding Machines known as 
the Eimes', the Reynolds', and the Hammers' 
patents, which have steadily grown in favor 
with foundrymen. The improvements frequent- 
ly made in these machines have finally resulted 
in the production of a machine in every respect 
the nearest approach to perfection, and for 
strength, simplicity, compactness and easy adap 
tation to all classes of bench moulding, these 
machines are unequaled by any in use. The 
leading sewing machine foundries in the United 
States are now making all their sewing machine 
beds, arms, wheels, pulleys and treadles, upon 
these machines, and they are also in use in the 
most extensive lock and malleable iron works in 
the country. Illustrated catalogues and price 
lists are supplied on application, and in all their 
dealings this house is reliable, prompt and ac- 
commodating. 



Messrs. H. Reynolds, W. H. Reynolds and J. 
English are the President, Secretary and Treas- 
urer (if this concern respectively, and in trade 
and manufacturing circles generally the com- 
pany is recognized as one of the solid, successful 
establishments. 

I. Newman & Sons, Manufacturers of Corsets. 
Office, 402 Broadway, New York; Factory, New 
Haven, Conn. — Of all the many and varied mys- 
terious articles which go to make up a lady's 
wearing apparel, not one is of such prominent 




importance as the corset. But there are corsets 
and corsets, and for many long years the market 
in this particular line of goods has been flooded 
with new inventions of every style and manner 
of construction. None, however, have given 
such universal satisfaction to ladies who have 
once worn them as the celebrated "P. N." cor- 
sets, manufactured by I. Newman & Sons, of 
this city. These "P. N." corsets were first made 
at Birmingham, Conn., by the firm of I. New- 
man & Co., who commenced business there in 
the year 1S73. In about five years such was the 
demand for the productions of this firm that in- 
creased accommodations and facilities were ren- 
dered necessary, and a move was accordingly 
made to New Haven in 1877, where they have re- 
mained ever since. Their factory, which is lo- 
cated on Park street, is a substantial building 
with three floors, each of which has an area of 
140x50 feet. Here are employed, constantly all 
the year round, somewhere about two hundred 
hands, both male and female, and the number of 
corsets turned out in the course of a twelve 
month is something enormous. Besides the 
"P. N." corsets the firm also manufactures a 
skirt-supporting and strengthening corset, known 
as "Newman's Patented," which has also found 
no small degree of favor in the eyes of the ladies, 
and which is highly recommended by physicians. 
The gentlemen composing the copartnership, 
Messrs. I., A. L. and J. J. Newman, have all 
had a lengthy practical acquaintance with every 
branch of the business, and the productions of 
the firm find a ready market all over the country. 
Their salesrooms in New York city, are located 
at No. 402 Broadway. 



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"THE ROCHESTER." 

^«.P. J. Carroll, Glassware and Lamp Goods, 254 
State Street. — The progress of New Haven dur- 
ing comparatively recent years as a great centre 
of trade and industry has been most marked, and 
both old and new houses in every line of business 
fthnost have experienced a largely increased de- 
mand upon their resources. Among those con- 
cerns winch, owing to the energy and enterprise 
of their proprietors have attained to representa- 
tive positions, special mention should be made 
of the establishment conducted by Mr. P. J. Car- 
roll, who began business here in 1883. He is 
one of the largest dealers in general glass- 
ware and lamp goods of every description in the 
city, and his list of patrons is still rapidly on the 
increase. The premises occupied by him, con- 
sisting of four entire floors, each witii an area ot 
80x25 feet, are most eligibly located at No. 254 
State Street. Here will always be found a full 
and complete assortment of goods in his line, a 
faint idea of the comprehensiveness and variety of 
which may be gathered by the tasteful display 
always to be seen in his show window. One of 
Mr. Carroll's specialties is the celebrated " Koch- 
ester" lamp, for which he is the agent here in 
New Haven. The " Rochester " gives a light 
equal to that of sixty-five sperm candles, and is 
perfectly non -explosive. He is also agent for the 
C. T. Ham Manufacturing Co.'s new side and 
dash lamp, which it is claimed combines more 
points of utilily than any lantern ever made, and 
can be filled, trimmed and lighted, without re- 
moving the globe. In fact every kind of lamp 
can be obtained at Mr. Carroll's establishment. 



his aim during the whole of his career 
here being to sell the best possible- 
goods and to let the public judge of 
their merits. 

Robert Veitch & Son, Seed Mer- 
chants and Florists, No. 974 Chapel 
Street. — One of the oldest houses in 
this line in New Haven is that of 
]\lessrs. Robert Veitch & Son of 974 
Chapel street, who established their 
business here in 1854, and have a very 
large and commodious salesroom, and 
carry a fine assortment of seeds and 
l)lants, a specialty being made of cut- 
flowers, of which they have a large and 
varied assortment on hand. There 
are nine spacious conservatories, six 
being situated in New Haven, wliile- 
the remaining three are located in 
Weslville. The trade is both whole- 
sale and retail, the former being con- 
fined mostly to seeds, and the latter 
to flowers and plants, for which they 
have a large trade throughout Connec- 
ticut, Massachusetts and New York. 
A number of assistants are constantly 
engaged in promi)tly filling orders,, 
etc., and alto<rether a very large trade 
is done. Both gentlemen are natives 
of Scotland, and stand high among 
the well reputed business men of 
New Haven, and merit the esteem of 
an extensive circle of acquaintances 
and friends. 



Ehrler & Knowlton, (successors to 
T. M. Kenna) Pattern and Model Makers, 22 Whit- 
ney Avenue. — Among the valuable enterprises of 
this city that of the pattern and model maker is 
noteworthy, and as a representative industiy of its- 
class deserves special mention in a work of this 
character. This liouse has been conducting an 
extensive system of trade in this line during the 
past thirty-two years, and has been more than 
ordinarily successful. It was established in 1854 
by Messrs. Hickox & Kenna, and conducted by 
them until 1884 when ilr. T. M. Kenna contin- 
ued it alone, luitjl the jiresent managers, Messrs. 
Ehrler & Knowlton, assumed control in 1886. 
At No. 22 Whitney avenue they occupy two 
floors, 00x40 feet in size, and with the assistance 
of skilled hands and a ten horse-power steam en- 
gine, they are prepared to fill all orders for gear 
making, band sawing, turning, and jobbing in 
general, a specialty being made by these gentle- 
men of pattern and model making, and snap 
flasks of all sizes promptly made to order. They 
have every modern appliance necessary for the 
production of the most perfect work in these 
lines, and by strict attention to the demands of 
the trade and a most commendable display of en- 
ergy they will, no doubt, continue with the same 
success that the house has always sustained. 
The individual members of the firm are Messrs. 
Ehrler, a native of New Haven, and Knowlton 
of Northampton, Mass., both gentlemen of expe- 
rience, by whom our readeis may depend upon 
having all contracts faithfully executed, and at 
the same time have the advantage of reasonable 
prices, as well as first-class work. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VFN. 




New Haven Awning Works, Manufacturers 
of Awuiiigs, Tents, Flags, Horse Covers, Wagon 
Covers, etc., 787 Chapel Street. — An extensive 
and eminently prosperous business in the manu- 
facture of decorating goods is that conducted bj^ 
the New Haven Awning Works, Mr. \Vm. 
McGrath being the proprietor. The premises oc- 
cupied are large and spacious, being two floors 
each, 80x50 in size, located at 787 Chapel street, 
where will be found in the fine large salesroom a 
mammoth stock of all kinds of goods used in the 
manufacture of awnings, tents, flags, horse cov- 
■jsrs, wagon covers etc. All sizes of tents to 
rent. Canopies fur- 
nished for wed- 
dings, receptions, 
etc. ]Mr. McGrath 
makes a specialty of 
t h e decorations o f 
halls for balls, festi- 
vals, etc. The im 
mense stock of dec- 
orating goods carried 
enables him to meet 
promptly all orders 
at any season of the 
year. All work is guaranteed and put up in any 
part of the State. The immense business done 
in the decorating department necessitates the 
constant employment of several skilled decora- 
tors, whose artistic taste and skill is so .satisfac- 
torily displayed in the execution of all orders en- 
trusted to them. 

Mr. Wm. McGrath is a native of Bridgeport, 
and by the energetic business qualities displayed, 
and the devotion to business, has secured a large 
number of patrons throughout this State and 
"Western Massachusetts. Mr. McGrath is a gen- 
tleman who thoroughly understands the business 
in every detail, and his courteous, attentive man- 
ners to all, and the rare al)ility shown in the ad- 
vice given, which is solicited by persons who 
wish artistic and not gaudy decorations, has won 
him a celebrity to be envied by many. When 
we consider the rapid growth of this establish- 
ment in the past few years, we cannot but pre- 
dict a prosperous career for its already popular 
and highly esteemed proprietor. 

Kenwick House, 928 Chapel Street, corner 
Temple, Mrs. K. T. Connelly, Proprietress. — 
Xew Haven has many fine hotels, but few of 
them combine in so satisfactory a manner the 
comfoite of a home and the conveniencies of a 
first-class public house as does the Kenwick 
House, which is situated at No. 928 Chapel street, 
corner of Temple. 

It will be seen that the location of the house is 
very central, and this fact together with the lib- 
eral and accommodating manner in which the 
hotel is managed, have had much to do with the 
brilliant success of its enterprising proprietress, 
Mrs. K. T. Connelly. The house was founded 
in 18S;3, being first known as the Commercial 
Hotel.andinMay, 1885, it passed into the posses- 
sion of its present owner and was thenceforth 
known as the Kenwick House. The hotel con- 
tains thirty-one rooms, all of good size and well 
lighted, which are distributed over three floors, 
each floor being 60x90 feet in dimensions. The 
closest inspection of the house from roof to cel- 



lar will only discover neatness and order, as the 
proprietress keeps a vigilant watch over the 
whole establishment and not only requires her 
employees to keep affairs in that condition but 
by personal superintendence satisfies herself that 
her orders are strictly complied with. Elegant 
rooms may be had of Mrs. Connelly either en 
auite or single at prices that will compare most 
favorably with those of other first-class houses, 
and even with the prices of some hotels that can 
not fairly claim that distinction. The very best 
of accommodation is furnished for either tran- 
sient or regular boarders at most reasonable rates, 
the best that the market affords being served to 
guests. Special rates are made for professional 
people, and the large number of these that pat- 
ronize the house shows how the treatment re- 
ceived is appreciated. A view of the hotel — 
which faces the Green, corner Chapel and Tem- 
ple Streets — may be seen on page 21. 



D. S. Glenney & Son, Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in Paints, Oils and Glass, 270 and 372 
State Street. — It was in the year 1835 that the ex- 
tensive business now carried on by the above 
firm was set on foot in a small way by Mr. Chas. 
Peterson. Employed by him in the capacity of 
a clerk and salesman was a young man named 
Daniel S. Glenney. This young man, by his en- 
ergy and adaptability, soon gained the confi- 
dence of his employer, who in 1843 admitted him 
into partnership, and the firm name became 
"Peterson & Glenney." Four years later the 
first-named gentleman retired to private life, and 
3Ir. Glenney became the sole proprietor, contin- 
uing so up to 1873, when his son, Mr. D. S. 
Glenney, Jr., became associated with his father, 
and the present firm name was adopted. The 
premises o'cupied — six whole floors, each meas- 
uring 90x20 feet— are spacious and convenient, 
and are located at Nos. 270 and 272 State street, 
being fitted u p with every appliance for the prompt 
handling and shipment of goods. Undoubtedly, 
they are among the most extensive importers 
and dealers in their particular line here in New 
Haven, and carry an enormous stock, including 
English and American White Lead, Linseed and 
Boiled Oils, Ochres, Glues, Whiting, Zincs, 
Paints, Brushes, etc. A specialty with them is 
in French plate and Window Glasses, and in this 
direction they have unusual and most advanta- 
geous facilities for filling orders in a prompt and 
advantageous manner. They are the sole agents, 
too, for the well-known John W. Masury & 
Son's unequaled railroad colors, also for Averill's 
Chemical Paint. The trade of the firm is gen- 
eral all over the New England States, but is rap- 
idly spreading to various parts of the country, 
and business relations once entered into with it 
are certain to prove as pleasant as they must be 
advantageous to all concerned. That the citi- 
zens of New Haven have the fullest coafidence 
in the honor and integrity of Mr. D. S. Glenney 
may be inferred from the fact that he has been 
elected by them to the high and responsible posi- 
tion of Alderman, and also that of President of 
the City Board of Finance. Although in his 
67th year he has lost none of his youthful energy 
and enterprise, and takes a most active interest 
in public affairs. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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Wm. SchoUhorn & Co., Manufacturers of 
Star Scissors and Shears, etc., etc., corner State 
and Wall Streets. — The position occupied by 
the firm of Wm. Schollhoru & Co., not only 
here in New Haven, but throughout the whole 
country, is such that in compiling a work like 
that which is contemplated in the present in- 
stance, wherein manufactures and industries 
are prominent features, it is absolutely necessary 
to make special mention of their history and pro- 
duction. It was in 18(i3 that Mr. William 
SchoUhorn, the present senior member of the 
firm, commenced the manufacture of Hardware 
Specialties; in 1875 the manufacture of Scissors 
and Shears, on a comparatively small scale. His 
productions, from the very first, were of such a 
superior quality when compared with others that 
they soon found a ready market, and his busi- 
ness increased to such an extent that in 1880 he 
became associated with one or two other gentle- 
men, and a company was organized under the 
title of "The SchoUhorn & Tiesing Manuf'g Co." 
This copartnership remained in existence up to 
1884, when it was dissolved owing to the death 
of Mr. F. W. Tiesing. Mr. SchoUhorn then con- 
nected himself with Mr. Julius Berbecker of New 
York, and the firm name became as at present. 
They make a specialty of Scissors and Shears, 
known everywhere as "The Star" brand. It 
would be ditficult indeed to enumerate one tithe 
of the different kinds of scissors and shears manu- 
factured by this firm ; but it may be as well to men- 
tion such grades as the following : Ladies' Pocket, 
Button-hole, Straight Trimmers, Bankers,' Bent 
Trimmers, Barbers', Pruning Shears, etc. 
Then, also, they make a full line of cigarmakers' 
knives of all patterns, together with dividers, 
calipers, coach and carriage locks, etc. The 
factory, which covers an area of about 8,000 
square feet, is located at the corner of State and 
Wall streets, with a building in the rear, is fitted 
up with all the necessary machinery and appli- 
ances necessary for carrying on the business. 
Somewhere about seventy workmen are em- 
ployed, while the motive power for the grind- 
ing, polishing, and other machinery is supplied 
by a steam engine of twenty-horse power. The 
firm's trade extends over the whole of this conti- 
nent, and not a few orders are received from 
foreign countries, showing the high esteem in 
which Messrs. SchoUhorn A; Co.'s goods are 
held. 

Thomas Phillips & Son, Designers and Sculp- 
tors on Granite, Marble and Stone. Office and 
Steam Works, 148 High Street, near Grove Street 
Cemetery. — Among the leading designers and 
sculptors on granite, marble and stone in New 
Haven, we would call special attention to the 
old and reliable house of Thomas Phillips «& Son, 
whose office and steam works are located at No. 
143 High street, near Grove Street Cemetery. 
These works were founded in 184.5 by Thomas 
Phillips, the senior partner, who in 1884 admit- 
ted his son, J. H. Pihllips, as a partner, and the 
premises consist of two floors 150x50 feet in area. 
The designs of this house are of the finest, and 
all workis executed promptly and in a first-class 
manner. Designs and estimates will be furnished 
for memorial tablets of brass, marble, etc , for 
church purposes, baptismal fonts, etc., and a 



choice selection of statuary and fancy mantels 
are constantly on hand. All work monumental, 
etc., will be executed in granite, marble or stone 
from original or other designs, made of the finest 
material lind in the most artistic style. A large 
and complete as.sortment of monuments, tablets 
and headstones will be found finished at their 
works and at the warerooms. Messrs. Phillips 
& Son can refer to any of the wealthy citizens of 
New Haven as their patrons, having executed 
many orders for them. They have in connection 
with their High street establishment a branch, 
corner of Winthrop and Sylvan avenues (oppo- 
site Evergreen Cemetery). Here they also occu- 
py two floors, covering an area of 100x100 feet. 
A very large force of skilled hands are kept con- 
stantly employed executing their many orders. 
All work is of the finest and most artistic. Mr. 
Thomas Phillips is a native of England, and his 
son, J. H., of thiscit}^ Both gentlemen are en- 
dowed with great talent for the business in which 
they are engaged, and are capable of filling all 
orders both wholesale and retail, and will guar- 
antee satisfaction to all their patrons. 

Tontine Hotel, J. W. Bradley, Proprietor,. 
Church Street, corner Court. — The Tontine Ho- 
tel, one of the most popular and well conducted 
public houses in New England, was built in 1825> 
by the Tontine Hotel Company, the outgrowth 
of one of the greatest and most wonderfully suc- 
cessful financial institutions in the country — The 
Tontine Company; whose stock the par value of 
which was $100 originally, and the market price 
of which is now over $14,000 per share. 

The present lessee and proprietor, Mr. J. W. 
Bradley, took charge of the hotel in 1865, and 
for over twenty-one years he has maintained un- 
impaired the reputation and prestige of the 
"Tontine," and by his ability and push he is stead- 
ily increasing the patronage of the house. 

The hotel building is a substantial, four-storj 
structure, on the corner of Church and Court 
streets, opposite the Yale College grounds or 
"Green." The location is central and the sur- 
roundings are delightful, and the street cars pass 
near the door to and from all parts of the city. 
Eighty elegantly furnished rooms are provided 
for guests, and every accommodation and advan- 
tage for the comfort of guests is supplied. Tbe 
cuisine is unexceptionable, the aim of the pru- 
dent landlord being to supply everything calcu- 
lated to tempt the appetite, and to serve the- 
viands in a manner calculated to please the most 
exacting bon vivant. Every modern appliance 
and convenience has been provided, and a stay 
at the "Tontine" will ever be remembered by the 
guests of Mr. Bradley as the most pleasing expe- 
rience and feature of a visit to the Elm Cit}'. 

The genial host, Mr. J. W. Biadley, is a native 
of Connecticut and in his early manhood filled 
with distinguished ability several of the import- 
ant municipal offices of New Haven. He is. 
most considerate of the comfort and pleasure of 
his guests, and his worth and peculiar qualifica- 
tions as a landlord have made him one of New 
England's most esteemed and popular Bonifaces. 

The Tontine is the favorite stopping place for 
commercial travelers and business men and there 
is not in the country better accommodations pro- 
vided at prices charged, than at the Tontine. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



J. Ijinde & Son, Apothecaries, 139 Congress 
Avenue. — There is probably no otlier brancli of 
trade l^nowii to commerce in wliicli so great a 
responsibility is incurred as there is in that car- 
ried on by tlie druggist. Dealing as he does in 
agents uiit'iimiHar to the general public, many of 
■which agents are deadly in their effects when 
used in certain quantities or when combined im- 
propei'ly with other materials he must rely ab- 
•solutely and entirely on the knowledge, care and 
«kill of himself and employees for the assurance 
that by no fault of his or of those for whom he is 
morally if not legally responsible, shall the life or 
even the comfort of the hundreds whom he daily 
serves be endangered. We need go no further 
than the establishment of J. Linde & Son, No. 
139 Congress avenue, for an example of what a 
drug store should be. The senior partner, Mr. 
Jacob Linde, began business in this citj^ in 18(33 
alone, and in 1883 his son, Mr. George S. Linde, 
.a graduate of Yale College, class '79, entered 
the firm. These gentlemen are in business for 
the purpose of selling and compounding drugs, 
■tind to that one purpose they devote all their 
time and energies. Their trade is almost exclu- 
sively a prescription one, and in this they natu- 
rally take no small amount of pride. It is no 
small compliment to a man's ability and trust 
worthiness to place your life in liis hands, and 
that hundreds daily do tliis with the Messrs. 
Linde shows the confidence which is placed in 
them by the citizens of New Haven. This house 
carries a very large and valuable assortment of 
of drugs and chemicals of all descriptions, many 
i)f whicli can be obtained in no other store, which 
are very carefully selected for their strength and 
purity from the stocks of the most reliable deal- 
ers. Prescriptions may be left with this firm 
with the moral Certainty that all that learning, 
skill and improved apparatus can do towards ob- 
taining satisfactory results will be done by those 
to whom they are entrusted. This is the largest 
and best appointed German Pharmacy in Con- 
necticut. The INIessrs. Linde are both natives of 
Oermanj', the elder being 62 and the younger 30 
years of age, and they bring to their work all 
that solidity of knowledge and careful attention 
to detail for which th(;ir countrymen are so fa 
incus. The elegant store now occupied by the 
Messrs. Linde, was built b}- the senior member 
ot the firm in 1880, and furnished with all of the 
latest improvements, and it has often been called 
the model drug store of New Haven. 

Miss Lottie Kunz, Decorative Art Needle- 
■work, 940 Chapel Street, New Haven. — It 
is only within a few years that Dccorati\;e 
Art has made its influence powerfully felt in 
household adornment. That its effect has been 
so great as to totally revolutionize former meth- 
ods of house-furnishing and beautifying is a fact 
«o well known as to admit of no argument what- 
-ever. When we recollect the bare primness, or 
■what was even worse, the tawdry finery of the 
average home a few years ago, and then contrast 
it with the pleasing individuality which now 
characterizes our homes, we icalize how much we 
owe to those artists and art lovers who were the 
means of bringing about this delightful 
change in so short a space of time against bitter 
opposition and sneering coldness. To be sure all 



the results of this application of art to domestic 
use were not equally satisfactory, and the whole 
movement has no doubt been greatly hindered 
by the effect produced by the productions of tliose 
who, overrating their skill or taste strove to pro- 
duce works wliich a finislied artist would hardly 
dare essay. But the capabilities of decorative 
art in the hands of a person of taste and experi- 
ence are almost infinite, and if only such are pat- 
ronized when articles for liome adornment are 
desired, the result cannot i)e otherwise than satis- 
fying and beautiful. One of the oldest estab- 
lished and best known emporiums in New Haven 
for the manufacture and sale of these goods is 
that so successfully conducted by Miss Lottie 
Kunz at No. 940 Chapel street. It was in 1873 
that she inaugurated this enterprise, and her suc- 
cess has been as gratifying as it was deserved. 
Possessing great taste in such matters slie has 
striven from the first to give to her customers 
none but the very best work both in design and 
execution, and the many beautiful works of her 
hands which may be found in the liouses of New 
Haven's 1)est society show how her efforts liave 
been appreciated. In fact, so extensive lias her 
business become that she lias to have the services 
of five assistants to supply the demands of her 
constantly increasing patronage, and they are 
all carefully chosen by her for their special fit- 
ness for the duties to which they are entrusted. 
Her customers are found throughout New Haven 
county, and she not only deals in finished worlc 
but does Stamping while j'ou w^ait, and also sells 
materials of all kinds. Designing is made a 
specialty, a class of work for which lier discrim- 
inating taste admirably fits her, and estimates of 
any kind of work are cheerfully furnished. Miss 
Kunz has a large and finely fitted up store and a 
beautiful stock of goods. 

R. M. Sherman, Artist, Wood Engraver, 
Etcher; Studio No 11 Central Block, 792 Chapel 
Street. — For the successful prosecution of any 
enterprise the most valuable and important qual- 
ification is the possession of an intimate knowl- 
edge of every detail of the particular line to which 
attention is devoted, derived from long practical 
experience. The enterprise conducted by R. M. 
Sherman, artist, wood engraver and etcher, 
whose studio is located at No. 11 Central Block, 
792 Chapel street, seven doors from Orange 
street, is a fair example of what experience will 
produce. This business was founded by Hopson 
& Sherman in 1872, succeeded in 1884 by R. M. 
Sherman, the present proprietor. Three capable 
artists are employed, and the work consists of 
wood-cuts, mechanical and artistic, in best style. 
Rough sketches will be provided f lee of charge. 
Ellectrotypes furnished if desired, and also artis- 
tic designing. Mr. Sherman, who is a native of 
Newtown, Conn , is a cultured and talented artist, 
and produces only the finest and most artistic 
work in this line. The studio consists of a room 
with an area of 30x20 feet, and is equipped with 
all the necessary appliances for the promotion of 
a large business. We will avoid all personal 
comments and conclude our brief sketch by say- 
ing that a business has been established by this 
house, extending througliout the State, and' that 
all business relations entered into with it will, we 
are confident, prove satisfactory in all reepects. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



129 



Thomson & Co., Mamifacturers and Dealers 
in Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, etc. — In view 
of the fortunes involved in the loss of valuables 
by lire or theft, and by reason of the compara- 




tively trifling cost of burglar and fire-proof safes 
which afford sure protection against either con- 
tingency, a safe has become an indispensable ar- 
ticle in the office of every business man. Sharp 
competition among manufacturers has of late 
years so reduced the prices of safes, and invent- 
ive genius has brought them to such a degree of 
perfection that the possession of a safe is now as 
much an evidence of prudence on the part of the 
manufacturer, merchant or professional man as 
the insurance of buildings. 

For thirty years the firm of Thomson & Co. 
have been largely engaged in the manufacture of 
and dealers in fire and burglar-proof safes, chro- 
nometer and combination locks, and other safe- 
guards against loss by theft or conflagration, and 
their New Haven house is one of the oldest and 
best known concerns in this line in New Eng- 
land. 

Messrs. Thomson & Co.'s safes are of the 
most improved make, and their facilities for sup- 
plying these, as well as steel vault linings 
and doors for banks, of which they make a spe- 
cialty, and also platform and counter scales, pat- 
ent alarm cash drawers, etc., at manufacturer's 
rates, are unsurpassed by any competing estab- 
lishment in the country. The firm are agents 
for the latest merchandise in their line of every 
description, and the large trade developed is an 
important item in the grand total of the business 
which has brought to New Haven her distinc- 
tion. 

Messrs. Thomson & Co.'s premises comprise 
three floors of their large building, Nos. 373 and 
275 State street, each 25x80 feet in area, and 
their stock in trade is always full and complete, 
embracing everything desirable in the wide range 
of their line of irade. 

They have at all times a large number of sec- 
ond hand safes on hand at surprisingly low 
prices, and employ a large force of competent 
workmen in their establishment. Repairing in 
all its branches is executed in the most satisfac- 
tory manner, and promptness and fair dealing is 
manifest in all their dealings. 

Messrs. D. W. Thomson and E. E. Cone are 



the individual members of this old and responsi- 
ble firm. The former was born in Goshen, 
Conn., and the latter is a native of Winsted, in 
the same State. 

They are progressive, practical business men. 
and are held in universal esteem for their busi- 
ness and personal worth. The elegant new 
vaults of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company 
and the 3Iechanic's Bank, of New Haven; the- 
First National and Dime Savings Banks, of Wil- 
limantic. Conn.; the Southbridge National and 
Southbridge Savings Banks and American Opti- 
cal Company, of Southbridge; the Palmer Na- 
tional and Palmer Savings Banks, of Palmer, 
Mass. ; are tangible evidences of the excellence of 
the work furnished and the confidence of the 
monied institutions employing the services of the 
firm of Thomson & Co. 

C. M. Loomis, Dealer in American and For- 
eign Music and Musical Merchandise, corner Or- 
ange and Center Streets. — In this enlightened 
age music is considered almost indispensalile in 
every household, and we seldom meet a young 
lady or gentleman with an average amount of 
education who is not a musician to some degree. 
Music is a gift not bestowed on all the human 
race, but those who are fortunate enough to pos- 
sess the talent have one of God's rarest gifts; 
some are endowed with the power to comprehend 
really difficult music at almost first sight, while 
others are obliged to give long and patient study 
to the art. 

Music as a study is made much more pleasant 
for the pupil than in former years, as the dull, 
dry exercises have given place to the more inter- 
esting and melodious studies which are to be 
found at almost any of our music put)lishing 
houses, among the most popular of which is that 
of C. M. Loomis, 54 Orange street, New Haven. 

Mr. Loomis commenced business in 1805, and 
has had such continued success in both the 
wholesale and retail bi-anches of the business as 
to necessitate his opening branch houses in Meri- 
den, Bridgeport, Danbury and Waterbury. 

Mr. Loomis has the sole agency for the follow- 
ing named pianos and organs: Chickering & 
Sons, Mathushek, Steck & Co., Hallet & Davis,. 
New England, C. II. Stone Co. Pianos; Wilcox 
& White, New England, and Smith American 
Organs. 

A large assortment of the above-mentioned in- 
struments are to be found at the New Haven 
store, where he also carries a full line of banjos,, 
and all the different kinds of musical instruments. 

Mr. Loomis occupies two floors, 120x30 feet in 
size, at 54 Orange street, New Haven, with his 
immense stock of American and foreign music. 

He has, in connection with the music business, 
a fine, large music hall, 50x150 feet and 35 feet 
high, after the plan of Chickering Hall in New 
York. 

His immense business requires the employment 
of eighteen intelligent and courteous clerks, whO' 
possess a thorough knowledge of all the new and 
popular musical publications, both foreign and 
American. Mr. Loomis is a native of Texas, 
New York. He has a large circle of friends and 
acquaintances, both in business and social life. 
He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Free Ma- 
sons and Knights of Pythias. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



P. P. Sperry, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
Beef, Veal, jNIutton, Pork, Hams, Lard, etc., Po- 
tatoes and Vegetables of all kinds, No. 53 Union 
Street. — Prominent among New Haven's busi- 
ness men who are noted for the fine quality of 
meats handled by them, and who enjoy a large 
and. substantial patronage, is Mr. P. P. Sperry, 
whose pre-'ent location is 53 Union street, where 
he deals both wholesale and retail in beef, veal, 
mutton, pork, hams, lard, etc., also in potatoes 
and other vegetables. The premises occu 
pied by him are large and well adapted to the 
business, being 40x30 feet in dimensions, and 
furnished with every requisite for the preserva- 
tion of perishable goods, and those who patron- 
ize him are assured of receiving nothing but the 
best of meats and the freshest of vegetables. 
!Mr. Sperry's thorough knowledge of the business 
:and long practical experience enables him when 
purchasing his stock to select nothing but first- 
class supplies. Mr. Sperry deals direct with the 
producers, thus enabling him to buy and sell his 
immense stock at the lowest market prices, and 
the residents of the city and suburban towns find 
it greatly to their advantage to trade with this 
house, whose steadily increasing trade is becom- 
ing annually more extensive. This market was 
established in 1875 by John Macheleidt, a native 
of Germanj^ but was succeeded in 1886 by the 
present proprietor, Mr. P. P. Sperry, who is an 
active, energetic, enterprising business man, and 
by his strict application to business and his per- 
sonal supervision of all its branches, together 
with the assistance of his thoroughly efficient 
• clerks, he has justly earned his widespread pop- 
ularity. Mr. P. P. Sperry is a native of Beth- 
any, Ct. His trade is wholesale as well as retail, 
:a specialty being made of home raised and fatted 
veal, and his capacity for supplying the orders 
of his patrons are such as allow of no mistakes, 
and a prompt delivery is ensured. Mr. Sperry is a 
man who has gained the confidence of all who have 
had any business or social intercourse with him. 

A. A. Townsend, Coal and Wood.' Office 114 
Church, Glebe Building. Yard, 145 Long 
Wharf. — In a review of the commercial enter- 
prises of New Haven, it will be observed that 
some houses possess great advantages over 
others in the same line of business. In some 
«cases this is the result of larger experience, and 
in others of a greater natural aptitude for the 
particular trade in which they are engaged. In 
this connection special mention should certainly 
be made of the business carried on by Mr. A. A. 
Townsend, who is undoubtedly one of the lead- 
ing Wood and Coal dealers in the city, and whose 
oflice is situated in what is known as the Glebe 
Building, at No. 114 Church street. This busi- 
ness was original!}' set on foot in 18(36 by Mr. E. 
E. Bowns, but ten years later he was succeeded 
liy Messrs. Townsend & Briggs. In 1885 Mr. 
Briggs retired, and since then Mr. Townsend has 
been the sole proprietor. His progress, it may 
be remarked, has been very rapid, and in a de- 
gree fully commensurate with the energy and 
■enterprise which he has invariably displayed 
throughout his career. Among his numerous 
■patrons are many of the best families in the 
town, and his connections with mine owners and 
■others are such that he is enabled to offer unu- 



sual advantages to large consumers of both coal 
and wood. His sheds, which are situated on 
Long Wharf, are of the most extensive propor- 
tions, and have a capacity for holding no less 
than four or five thousand tons at one time. He 
is possessed of ample resources for taking advan- 
tage of the fluctuations in the market, and his 
reputation for the prompt filling of all orders is 
of the highest possible character. Mr. Townsend 
is most cordially esteemed by his fellow citi- 
zens outside of purely business circles, which 
fact is evidenced by his having served the city 
both as an alderman and as a member of the 
Common Council of the city. 

I. H. Stoddard, Photographing, India Ink 
Sketching, Crayon Drawings, etc., No. 844 
Chapel Street. — It would be a difficult matter, 
indeed, if we were asked the question, to name 
a more thoroughly artistic photographer in New 
Haven than Mr. I. H. Stoddard. With him it 
has been as much a matter of pleasure as of busi- 
ness to adopt and investigate any and all the im- 
provements which have constantly been made 
within the past ten or fifteen years in the science 
of photography and in the methods employed for 
securing the most perfect and artistic "counter- 
feit presentments" of one's self, friends or rela- 
tives. That he is an enthusiast in the professio n 
there can be no doubt, especially if one pays a 
visit to his well-lighted and beautifully-arranged 
establishment at No. 844 Chapel street. At this 
most eligible location he occupies two floors, 
each 30x40 feet, which are fitted up with a due 
and proper consideration for both the comfort 
of his patrons and the proper prosecution of the 
business. The waiting room is a model of com- 
fort, and upon the walls are hung not a few 
choice specimens of the photographic art. All 
work produced at Mr. Stoddard's establishment 
is of a superior character — nothing is slurred 
over — and the same care is bestowed upon a doz- 
en of small carte de visiles as upon the costliest 
portraits in India Ink or Crayon. His apparatus 
is of the newest and most approved pattern, and 
he spares no pains or trouble in order to satisfy 
his patrons in every way. Mr. Stoddard first 
commenced business as a photographer here in 
New Haven in 1880, having previously been 
located for twelve years in Ansonia, where he 
enjoj'ed a wide reputation for first-class work, 
and for five years was associated with Mr. J. K. 
Bundy. Since October, 1886, however, Mr. 
Stoddard has conducted the business by himself, 
and with the most signal and marked success, 
both in an artistic and pecuniary sense. He is a 
native of Woodstock, New Brunswick; and his 
methodical business arrangements, wide experi- 
ence, excellent judgment and sterling integrity 
justly entitle him to the high reputation which 
he enjoys in the business community. 

Moore & Watson, Manufacturers of all kinds 
Carriage Woodwork, No. 386 York Street. — Of 
the late important industries of New Haven, the 
Carriage Woodworking establishment, in view of 
the volume of the carriage manufacturing inter- 
ests of the city, is one of the most notable. The 
business was inaugurated in June, 1886, and in 
one short year Messrs. Moore & Watson have 
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-dence and general favor of carriage builders of 
this section. They occupy a commodious fac- 
tory 00x80 feet iu dimensions and two floors admi- 
rably equipped and appointed for their purposes, 
and employ a force of skilled workmen in their 
establishment. The machinery, which is of in- 
tricate design and specially adapted for fine car- 
riage work7 is operated by steam, and the firm 
have every facility and the requisite practical ex- 
perience to supply light and heavy bodies, seats, 
side and spring bars, shafts, whiffletrees, etc., of 
the most approved designs and excellent work 
manship and finish at lowest prices, and the 
superior quality of their manufactures is rapidly 
extending the field and increasing the volume of 
their operations. 

Messrs. J. Henry Moore and Arthur L. Wat- 
son hre the members of this enterprising firm. 
The former was born in Greenwich, N. Y., and 
Mr. Watson is a native of Nova Scotia. They 
are both practical experts in their special line of 
industry and impress upon all their work the 
stamp of their acknowledged skill — the equiva- 
lent of a certain guarantee of durability and gen- 
eral excellence of their productions. 



everywhere appreciated ; and the great point has 
been to know where such a luxury can be ob- 
tained. Here in New Haven there should be no 
difficulty at all about the matter, as the city is 
undoubtedly supplied with many first class estab- 
lishments where such a desirable article can be 
procured. Such, for instance, is the store car- 
ried on by ]\Ir. Edward L. Jones, whose ntat and 
natty establishment at No. 98 Church street is 
the resort of many of New Haven's epicures in 
the way of tobacco. He always has on hand a 
choice assortment of both genuine Havana and 
the very best brands of home-manufactured 
cigars. Of tobacco, both plug and fine cut, and 
snuff as well, he has every variety; and what is 
more essential than is generally supposed, he 
knows how to keep them in good condition. In 
pipes and smokers' supplies generally he has a 
full and complete line, suitable to all tastes and 
at every price— from the costly meerschaum to 
the humble "T. D." clay. Mr. Jones, in fact, 
has always made it a point to cater to the needs 
of the public generally, and not to any one par- 
ticular class. As a consequence, his patrons, 
already numerous, are increasing rapidly. 



Charles E. Clinton, Dealer in all kinds of 
first-class Groceries and Provisions, Meats, Fish, 
■etc., etc., No. 114 Howe Street. — No house has 
striven with greater zeal during the past ten 
years to bring itself to the front ranks in its line 
•of trade than that of Chas. E. Clinton, and his 
efforts have been rewarded, for to-day he occu- 
pies a leading position among the grocers and 
provision dealers of this city. The business was 
-established in 1867, by E. Hotchkiss, succeeded 
in 1869 by Hotchkiss & Smith, and again in 
1877 by Smith & Clinton, coming under the 
present mani\gement in 1882. The premises oc- 
-cupied consist of one floor 65x25 feet, and a 
basement. Five polite and attentive assistants 
are employed, ever ready to wait upon custom- 
ers, and all goods are delivered free to all parts 
of the city. The goods dealt in comprise all 
kinds of first class groceries and provisions, 
meats, fish, etc., all of which will be found fresh 
and of a high quality, sold, too, at the very low- 
•est market prices. The store is located at No. 
114 Howe street, and is neatly kept and finely 
stocked. The facilities which Mr. Clinton pos- 
sesses for obtaining his goods are unsurpassed, 
and for purity and quality he cannot be excelled. 
He is a native of Woodbridge, Ct., and held the 
position of Lieutenant of the Horse Guards for 
three years. He is well known throughout the city 
and is highlj^ esteemed by all, 

Edward L. Jones, Dealer in Havana and Do- 
mestic Cigars, 98 Church Street, New Haven. — 
So far as we know, no one undertakes to say that 
tobacco in any form is a necessary article of con- 
sumption, and its enormous popularity among 
all races and conditions of men, therefore, is all 
the more astonishing. In this country few busi- 
nesses have acquired so much importance as the 
trade in cigars and tobaccos. Many of our lead- 
ing citizens are engaged in it, and the capital in- 
vested aggregates a very large amount. The 
soothing influence of a good cigar or a pipe of 
rgenuine tobacco on a man are well known and 



Benedict & Downs, Wholesale Dealers in 
Steam and Gas Coals, Benedict Building, 82 
Church Street. Room 2. — To the manufacturers 
of every large city and town the facilities for re- 
ceipt of fuel are obviously one of the most im- 
portant considerations; and the handling of large 
quantities of coal for steam and gas purposes is 
an enterprise involving business qualities of a 
high order. With practically unlimited facili- 
ties for supplying coal of the best quality for 
manufacturing purposes, the old and reliable 
house of Messrs. Benedict & Downs has for many 
years filled a prominent place among the princi- 
pal business interests of New Haven. The trade 
was inaugurated in 1833 by Messrs. T. Benedict 
& Son, and under this firm name and style a 
large trade was conducted until 1878, wlien the 
senior member of the firm retired from the busi- 
ness, and the present firm succeeded. The office 
of Messrs. Benedict & Downs is centrally located, 
being Room 2 in the handsome Benedict building. 
No. 82 Church street, with telephone connections 
to all points in their trade radius. The merchan- 
dise of the house, comprising the best steam and 
gas coals mined, and including the famous Poca- 
hontas bituminous coal, is shipped direct from 
the mines to consumers, and the large amounts 
of coal consigned through this firm, and the ex- 
tensive connections and standing of the house for 
half a century and upwards, enable Messrs. Ben- 
edict & Downs to supply all demands at the 
minimum rates by car-load or cargo. Orders for 
coals in any quantities are filled with dispatch, 
and an order to these representative dealers car- 
ries with it a guarantee of quality, weight, and 
fullest satisfaction. 

Messrs. F. W. Benedict and J. W. Downs are 
the individual members of this well-known and 
reliable firm. They are both natives of New 
Haven, and are widely known in business circsel 
as one of the most responsible and successful 
mercantile firms in the city. 

Both Mr. Benedict and Mr. Downs are promi- 
nent and influential citizens of New Haven. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Hobart B. Ives & Co., Manufacturers of 
Hardware Specialties, 187 and 189 St. John 
Street. — In the manufacture of hardware special- 
ties the firm of Ilobart B. Ives & Co. occupy so 
prominent a position as to demand more than 
brief notice in this work. The business was first 
commenced in 1877 by Mr. Hobart B. Ives, who 
in 1885 admitted Mr. F. F. Andrews as partner, 
and both gentlemen having a practical knowl- 
edge of the work, a persevering energy and an 
ambition to succeed, have combined in making 
it a prominent factor of the business world. The 
premises occupied by this house are located 187 
and 189 St. John street. Their buildings are 
fitted up with every convenience for the execu- 
tion of the various manufactures, the machinery 
being all of the most approved designs. Forty 
hands are employed by the firm, many of whom 




are experts in their special branches of the Indus 
try. The productions of the house consist of 
hardware specially known to the trade as Ives' 
patent door bolts and sash locks, which are man- 
ufactured in upwards of forty different styles 
and finish, which, owing to our limited space, 
are too numerous to enumerate in detail. The 
members of the fii'm are Messrs. Hobart B. Ives, 
a native of Cheshire, Ct., and F. F. Andrews, a 
native of Hampden, Ct., both well known resi- 
dents of New Haven. 

A . N. Allen & Co., 28 George Street, Whole 
sale Dealers in Butter, Eggs, etc.- — Among the 
mercantile houses which have largely contrib- 
uted to making New Haven the trade center of 
a wide range of territory is that of Messrs. A. N. 
Allen & Co., wholesale dealers in butter, eggs 
and produce generally. No. 28 George street. 
This house was founded in 1873 by Messrs. Al- 
len ct Judson, the senior partner becoming sole 
proprietor in 1875. In 1877 ]\Ir. Burgen was ad- 
mitted to an interest in the large trade developed, 
and under the present firm name of A. N. Allen 
& Co. the business has been since conducted 
with uninterrupted success. In 1884, on the re- 
tirement of i\Ir. Burgen, Mr. W. L. Allen be- 
came the junior partner in the concern, and one 
year later Mr. O. B. Bradley purchased an inter- 
est in the prosperous enterprise. 

Under able management the affairs of the 
house have from the beginning steadily flour- 
ished, and at time of writing the house is recog- 
nized as one of the leaders in this line in New Ha- 
ven. The premises of Messrs. Allen & Co., eli- 
gibly located for their trade, comprise two floors 
of their large building, 30x80 feet in dimensions, 



and the firm are in daily receipt of large con- 
signments of fresh country and dairy produce, ■ 
and such are the facilities of the house for sup- 
plying merchandise of superior quality and ex- 
cellence, at lowest wholesale market rates, that 
the house is the most popular supply source in the 
city for the retail trade of New Haven and vicinity. 

The business methods and known probity of 
Messrs. Allen & Co. have always commended 
this house to the confidence of their trade, and 
their success, great as it has been, is but the log- 
ical sequence of their energy and worth. 

Mr. A. N. Allen was born in Plymouth, and 
Mr. Bradley in Orange, Conn., while Mr. W. L. 
Allen is a native of Kansas, and all members of 
the firm are recognized as business men of ster- 
hng worth, zeal and tact, and representative, re- 
liable merchants in all that the terms imply. 

C. Fleischner, Druggist and Apothecary, 66 
Congress Avenue. — An establishment which con- 
tributes its full share to the mercantile activity 
of the city of New Haven is the drug store of 
Mr. C. Fleischner, which is located at No. 66 
Congress avenue. This house was founded in 
1883 by jNIr. Fleinchner, who had previously had 
charge of the New Haven Dispensary, where he 
had an experience of compounding no less than 
50,000 prescriptions during the five years he held 
the otfice. As a druggist and chemist of experi- 
ence and practical knowledge Mr. Fleischner is 
maintaining a first-class position in the profes- 
sion and fast winning the esteem and confidence 
of the entire community. His handsomely ap- 
pointed store is well stocked with pure and fresh 
drugs, all the standard proprietary medicines and 
the best chemicals, as well as perfumery, fine 
soaps, and other toilet articles. 

The Prescription department is under the 
trustworthy management of the proprietor and 
two assistants, who carefully and conscientious- 
ly prepare physicians' prescriptions and family 
receips at all hours, using only the purest drugs 
and allowing no substitutions in compounding^ 
the same, the store is large and commodious, 
with ample accommodations for customers, and 
the transaction of a large and prosperous busi- 
ness. The most desirable inducements are of- 
fered to the public, both in excellence of goods 
and economy of prices, and the trade is laige 
and steadily increasing. 

]\Ir. Fleischner is a native of Austria, and has 
the requisite talent, training and good judgment 
to win the highest success as a thorough master 
of liis profession. 

Snow's Fine Confectionery, No. 693 Chapel 
Street, and corner Church and Chapel Streets. 
—One hears considerable talk now-a-days con- 
cerning the manifold and deadly dangers whick 
lurk in cheap confectionery. The press has 
taken the matter up from time to time and 
warned the public against the consumption of 
candies, etc., other than those manufactured by 
concerns whose reputation and standing is indu- 
bitably above suspicion. Such an honest and 
reputable house we have right here, in New Ha- 
ven, in the long established concern of H. H. 
Snow & Sons, whose factory and wholesale sales- 
rooms are most eligibly located at No. 693 Chapel 
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c;.orner of Church and Chapel streets, besides two 
prominent branch stores in New York city. It 
was in the year 1850 that this business was estab- 
lished, on a comparatively small scale, by Mr. 
H. II. Snow, a practical confectioner, who by 
strict attention to the wants of his customers, 
a,nd by maintaining the highest possible standard 
of purity and excellence in the manufacture of 
confectionery soon acquired a reputation, not 
only in New Haven and vicinity, but throughout 
the United States. The demands for his goods \ 
became at last so large and multiplied so rapidly j 
that the present company was organized. The i 
facilities in the way of improved machinery were 
extended, the number of hands employed was 
also greatly increased, so that Snow's Superior 
Confectionery was soon found to be obtainable in 
-every city and town in the country. At their re- [ 
tail stores here and elsewhere the public will find ; 
now as always pure Candle-, made from the best i 
of materials Snow's business motto hasever been : 
"We make but one quality and that the best." 

Geo. A. Dickerman, Florist, No. 6o9 Chapel 
Street. — The advance made in botany and tiori- 
culture of late years in this country is one of the 
features of the times, the calling of the florist 
Laving steadily developed to the plane of a verit- 
able science, such progress having been made 
that at no season of the year now need we be with- 
out flowers. Among those who have acquired an 
-excellent reputation in this interesting line of 
business maj' be mentioned the name of Mr. 
George A. Dickerman, Florist, No. 659 Chapel 
street, and that whom few engaged in this 
sphere of activity in this section of New Haven 
receive a larger share of merited recognition. 
Mr. Dickerman, who is a native of South Haven, 
Conn., started in business in 1873, and by the 
general satisfaction rendered to patrons and pur- 
chasers he rapidly built up a large and prosper- 
ous trade. 

He occupies a neat and compact store and car- 
ries constantly a full assortment of flowers, 
plants, bulbs, shrubs, etc., weddings, parties and 
funerals being furnished with cut flowers, bou- 
quets, wreaths, crosses and appropriate emblem- 
atic floral designs of all kinds. Gardens and 
flower plots are laid out and attended to in the 
most satisfactory manner, and five capable and 
■eflScient assistants are employed and altogether 
a fine business is done, both wholesale and re- 
tail. Mr. Dickerman's business embraces seeds- 
man, nurseryman and florist, and, besides his 
store on Chapel street, has one nursery and 
eleven greenhouses, all in South Haven, Conn. 
And while his local trade is large he fills orders 
from every State in the Union. Mr. Dickerman 
is a member of tbe "Free Masons," and is an 
active and energetic and a tliorough master of 
his art, and fully deserves the success that has 
attended his efl'orts. 

Thomas H. Pease & Son, Booksellers and Sta- 
tioners, 102 Church Street. — A very convenient 
feature of city life is the ease with which one 
•can subscribe for any magazine, newspaper, etc., 
simply by dropping in at some house which 
makes a specialty of subscription trade, and 
there leaving your orders for any newspaper or 
periodical which you may desire, without its 



costing a cent more than it would had you com- 
municated directly with the publishers. An 
old, leading and representative New Haven 
house in this line of business is that conducted 
by Thomas H Pease & Son, at No. 102 Church 
street. This establishment was inaugurated in 
1842 by Mr. Thomas H. Pease, and was carried 
on by him alone until 1878 when his son, Mr. 
Salmon G. Pease, became associated with him, 
and the firm name was changed to Thos. H. 
Pease & Son. This house will receive subscrip- 
tions for all magazines, newspapers, etc., and 
will guarantee the prompt and regular delivery 
of the publications ordered. One floor 80x20 
feet is occupied, and employment is given to 
seven assistants. This house, aside from its sub- 
scription trade, does a very large business in 
books and stationery, a lar^e and most complete 
stock being carried, and the latest novelties in 
stationery and the recent publications in books 
being sure to be found at this establishment. 
Mr. Thos. H. Pease, the senior member of the 
firm, is a native of Canaan, Ct., and his son, 
Mr. Salmon G. Pease, was born in this city. 
The energy and enterprise of the younger Mr. 
Pease and the ripe experience of the elder make 
a most happy combination and go far to explain 
the large measure of success attained by this 
house. 

Lewis Schiele & Co., Manufacturers of Sewed 
Cor.sets, and Importers of Wove Corsets, etc. 
American Corset Works, Franklin Street, near 
Wooster. — The rapid advancement in the com- 
mercial facilities of New Haven is a subject of 
the most favorable comment among business 
men in the United States, while the splendid re- 
sults achieved in this respect are due in a great 
measure to the untiring activity and enterprise 
of the principal manufacturing houses. Promi- 
nent among those concerns which have contrib- 
uted to the material progress of the commerce of 
New Haven is that known as the American Cor- 
set Works, owned by Lewis Schiele & Co., of 
No. 390 Broadwa}', N. Y. City. The.se works 
were originally established in 1861 by Mr. I. 
Strouse, the present superintendent, and to him, 
perhaps, more than anyone else, is due the high 
and standard reputation which the corsets of this 
firm have attained all over the country. The 
firm imports extensively a very fine quality of 
wove corsets, which are manufactured at their 
factory in Goeppingen, Wurtemberg (Europe). 
Without doubt the house is one of the largest 
and best known in this particular line in the 
country. At the New Ilaven factory alone, 
which is a large four-story building, each floor 
having an area of 90x80 feet, no less than three 
hundred and fifty hands, both male and female, 
find constant employment all the year round. 
The quantity of material worked up every year, 
all ot the very best quality, is something enor- 
mous. Special machinery of the latest and most 
approved patterns is employed, and an engine of 
forty horse-power furnishes the motive power. 
The business transactions of the firm are some- 
thing enormous, and their productions are in de- 
maud wherever their merits are once made 
known. Mr. Strouse is an ex-alderman, and has 
long been the recipient in many waj's of the con- 
fidence of his fellow citizens. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Henry G. Thompson & Sens, Manufacturers 
and Patentees of Patent Flexible Back Hack. 
Band and Butcher Saws, Patent Butcher and 
Extension Hack Saw Frames, Patent Wire Pam- 
phlet Stitching INIachines, Malleable Iron Tool 
Handles, Patent Pin Tickets, etc., Office 6 Elm, 
corner State Street — This representative indus- 
trial enterprise is one of the many of New Ha 
ven devoted to a special line of manufactures, 
and in its sphere of usefulness it has long ex- 
erted a benificent influence. The firm occupy a 
large factory at corner of Elm and State streets, 
where they employ a force of forty workmen in 
the manufacture of tools, etc., of their own pat- 
ent, and the fame of the liouse for the valuable 
merchandise they have put on the market has 
extended the trade of the concern to all parts of 
this and to some foreign countries. The Messrs. 
Thompson & Sons are the patentees and manu- 
facturers of flexible back hack, hand and butcher 
saws, patent butcher and extension hack saw 
frames, patent w^ire pamphlet stitching ma- 
chines, malleable iron tool handles, patent pin 
tickets and other valuable invented specialties, 
which for intended purposes are unsurpassed 
and perhaps unequaled in the market. The 
productions of the house are made of the best 
materials procurab'e, and all simple in construc- 
,tion and most of them are pronounced invaluable 
by hundreds who have tested their merits in com- 
petition with other patents, and the large demand 
for the tools, machines and appliances manufac- 
tured by the Messrs. Thompson is constant, and 
comes from all parts of the United States. 

The product of the factory is shipped to points 
near and remote at home and abroad, and the 
specialties of the concern are steadily growing 
in favor in the New World and the Old. 

Messrs. Henry G., H. Grant and Arthur G. 
Thompson are the individual members of this 
well known and responsible house, and are ac 
counted among the prominent, successful manu- 
facturers and influential citizens of New Haven. 

S. H. Barnes, Dealer in Choice Beef, Mutton, 
Lamb, etc.. Stall No. 1, City Market.— An ex- 
ceptionaHv tine, well conducted meat market is 
that of Mr. S. H. Barnes, Stall No. 1, City Mar- 
ket, who since 1871, on his own account and as 
the head of the firm of S. H. Barnes & Co., has 
long held a prominent place among the represen- 
tative business men of New Haven. Mr. Barnes' 
premises are 20x20 feet in dimensions, and are 
thoroughly attractive. His stock in trade is al 
ways large and complete, consisting of the choic- 
est beef, mutton and lamb, provisions and game 
in season, and at lowest possible jjrices. Mr. 
Barnes supplies merchandise warranted of stand- 
ard excellence and in prime condition. Goods 
are promptlj^ delivered free of charge to all parts 
of the city, and in all his engagements this live 
dealer is uniformly obliging and reliable. The 
extensive city and out-of town wholesale and re- 
tail trade of Mr. Barnes necessitates the employ- 
ment of four clerks, and all orders have prompt 
attention. 

Mr. Barnes is a native of New Haven, and is 
prominent and influential in municipal affairs as 
in trade circles. He has filled the office of City 
Councilman for three successive terms, and has 
always been found faithful and efficient. 



George S. Arnold, Dealer in Furnaces and 
Ranges, 236 to 240 State Street, New Haven.— 
It is over forty years ago since E. Arnold estab- 
lished the busine-ssnow conducted by Mr. George 
S. Arnold. The building is located at Nos. 
236 240 State street. The premises occupy six 
floors, with an area of 80x25 feet. A large stock 
is carried of all kinds of stoves, furnaces, mantels, 
etc., Mr. Arnold being the sole agent for Mitch- 
ell, Vance & Co.'s gas fixtures, Richardson & 
Boynton Co.'s furnaces and ranges, and the cele- 
brated "^lodel Range." He is a dealer also in 
grates, brass fire place trimmings, .slate mantels, 
etc., and a department is also carried on for roof- 
ing, plumbing and gas fitting, which is done in a 
thoroughly satisfactory manner. The trade in- 
cludes retail and custom work, and the store is 
very elegantly fitted up with every convenience. 
Thirty assistants find employment in the various 
departments of this flourishing house, and all 
orders are promptly and satisfactorily filled. Of 
the stock kept it is useless for us to speak, as it 
is too well known throughout the community. 
It is, however, safe to say that he carries the 
largest assortment and does the most extensive 
business of any in his line in the city. Mr. 
George S. Arnold is a native of New Haven, 
has held the office of Common Councilman. 

E. L. Washburn, ^lanufacturer and Dealer in 
Surgical, Optical and Mathematical Instruments, 
Physicians' and Dentists' Supplies, Trusses and 
Rubber Goods. 84 Church and 61 Center Streets. — 
The attention that has been given in this country 
during recent years to the manufacture of surgi- 
cal and dental instruments, as well as apparatus 
in the way of optical aids, has demonstrated that 
American manufacturing genius and mechanical 
skill are quite as successful in this line as they 
have proven in manj^ others. Without manner 
of doubt the leading exponent of this particular 
branch of industry here in New Haven is Dr. E. 
L. Washburn, whose establishments, which are 
located at No. 84 Church street, and 61 Center 
street, have been long and favorably known to a. 
majority of our residents. The business was 
originally established in 1866, at which time the 
firm name was "Barker & Washburn," and con- 
tinued so for two years. In 1868 Mr. Barker 
was succeeded by Mr. McNeil, who remained a 
partner until 1876, when he retired. Since then, 
Mr. Washburn has carried on tlie business him- 
self. He is a practical optician, and not only 
manufactures all kinds of instruments in this 
line, but paj^s particular attention to the individ^ 
ual needs of those of his patrons who have the 
misfortune to be afflicted with poor or defective 
eyesight, or in need of Supporters or Trusses of 
any kind. Mr. Washburn, too, deals in dental 
apparatus, including artificial teeth and supplies- 
of every description. In addition he always car- 
ries a carefully selected stock of physicians' sup- 
plies and apparatus of every description for the 
sick room. His premises, which consist of two- 
floors, each with an area of 100x30 feet, are both 
ample and commodious, while the various good* 
displayed are well worth close inspection and at- 
tention. Mr. Washburn, although a native of 
Massachusetts, has been a resident of New Haverk 
for many years, and is widely known and highly 
respected. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN 



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John Wolf, Manufacturer of Ladies and Gents 
Fine Furs, 739 Chapel Street, Room 13.— An im- 
portant factor in the manufacturing industry of 
New Haven is tliat comprised in the production 
of line furs, and in this connection a representa- 
tive and popular establishment is that conducted 
by the subject of the present sketch, Mr. John 
Wolf, whose place of business is at No. 739 
Chapel street. Room 13. Mr. Wolf is a native 
of Germany, but has been in this country many 
years. He started in business for himself some 
time during the year 1882, and has already suc- 
ceeded in building up an extensive and increas- 
ing trade. His experience in the proper treat- 
ment and preparation of all the various skins 
and furs for garments and trimmings of every 
description is of a lengthy and practical char- 
acter. His connections with the trade are such 
that he is enabled to secure the very linest and 
choicest skins in the market, and in every case 
he guarantees the excellence of all goods leaving 
his establishment. Ladies can here select their 
own rough materials and depend upon having 
them made up into garments or otherwise in the 
best and strongest manner, as well as in accord- 
ance with the very latest styles. Mr. Wolf 
makes a specialty of repairing and renovat- 
ing sealskin and other sacques, which have be- 
come discolored by age or ill usage. He also 
makes over old-fashioned garments in such a 
manner that they cannot be discriminated from 
tho-ie of the very latest manufacture. At pres- 
ent Mr. Wolf employs five hands, but if his many 
patrons increase in the future as they have in the 
past he will be obliged to increase his force. 

S. L. Blatchley & Sons, Real Estate Dealers 
and Brokers, No. 16 Exchange Building, corner 
Church and Chapel Streets. — Prominem among 
the old and thoroughly reliable business agencies 
that contribute largely to the material prosperity 
and success of the commercial circles of New 
Haven, may be mentioned that of Messrs. S. L. 
Blatchley & Sons, who are located in finely fitted 
up spacious offices at No. 10 Exchange Building. 
The original founder of the firm was Mr. S. L. 
Blatchley, who died in 1884, since which date his 
two sons have continued the business. The firm, 
while transacting a general real estate business, 
make a specialty of building small cottages, which 
they sell at low prices, payments being received in 
small installments. The Messrs. Blatchley always 
have upon their books descriptions of the best 
available bargains in land, stores, dwelling houses, 
etc., either for sale, rent, or exchange. They also 
procure loans upon reasonable terms on bonds and 
mortgages, make renting and collecting a specialty 
and have unsurpassed facilities for securing good 
responsible tenants. Houses and lots, too, are 
bought and sold on commission, the full manage- 
ment of estates is assumed and buildings are erect- 
ed on terms suitable to persons with shallow pock- 
ets. The gentlemen composing the firm of S. L. 
Blatchley &Sons have now been engaged in the 
business a creat many years, and it is safe to assert 
that in all their career they have given the most 
complete satisfaction in each and eveiy transaction 
in which they have been engaged, to all j)arties 
concerned. Apart from business, too, it may not 
be out of place to remark, the Messrs. Blatchley 
are well known and highl}' respected. 



J. Wolcott & Co., House and Sign Painting 
and Paper Hanging, 61 Orange Street. — There 
are few artisans in New Haven more widely or 
more favorably known in their respective lines of 
industry than the senior member of the above- 
named firm, who established himself in business 
here about fifty years ago as a house and sign 
painter, paper hanger, etc. Mr. Wolcott in 1884 
associated with himself in his enterprise Mr. 

C. J. Parrett, an expert decorator, and at this 
time the firm of J. Wolcott & Co. are the lead- 
ing house and doubtless the oldest in this branch 
of industrial art in New Haven. The firm oc- 
cupy two fioors of their large building. No. 61 
Orange street, each 60x70 fi et in size, and con- 
stantly employ a force of twenty skilled painters, 
paper hangers, etc., and their facilities for plain 
and fancy work of eveiy description are unsur- 
passed if equaled by any of their craft in Con- 
necticut. With dispatch and in the most artistic 
manner INIessrs. Wolcott & Co. execute all orders 
for interior decorations, painting, frescoing, pa- 
per-hanging, graining, wood filling, etc., and the 
taste, judgment and skill of these experienced 
artists, who give to every detail of the work their 
personal supervision, enables them to guarantee 
the most satisfactory work in every particular. 

Mr. Wolcott was born in Hamden, Conn., and 
Mr. Parrett is a native of Lyons, France. Both 
are progressive, capable business men, and they 
are "known of their works" throughout the city 
and surrounding sections, their work being 
abundantly attested by their superior workman- 
ship in the decoration of many of the finest 
dwellings and public buildings in New Haven 
and neighboring towns. They are prompt and 
reliable in their engagements and enjoy the full 
confidence of their customers and the general 
public. 

White, Clarkson & Co., Lumber at Wholesale, 
Office, Room 20, Passenger Depot., N. Y., N. H. 
& H. R. R., New Haven.— The lumber trade of 
New England and the Middle States is ably rep- 
resented by the hou.se of White, Clarkson & Co. 
of New Haven. This firm was organized and 
began business in 1879. and from the beginning 
the firm have conducted their operations success- 
fully and on a m st extensive scale. 

Their main office is in Room 20, N. Y., N. H, 
& H. R. R. Passenger Depot, and with connec- 
tions in the lumber districts, and a branch office 
in Philadelphia, the house possesses every facility 
for their immense wholesale trade. Messrs. White, 
Clarkson & Co. handle large quantities of all kinds 
of hard lumber, Southern pine, etc., and supply 
merchandise by car-load or cargo at lowest prices 
current, and orders are promptly filled, and mer- 
chandise shipped to all points, near and remote, 
with dispatch. The trade of the firm extends to all 
parts of the Eastern and Middle States, and in 
every sense of the term the house is a desirable 
one with which to place orders and establish and 
maintain business relations. The firm is composed 
of Messrs. Chas. A. White, W. D. Clarkson and 

D. H. Wellman, the latter a special partner. They 
have abundant capital invested, and all the con- 
veniences for meeting the requirements of their 
trade, and in business circles everywhere they are 
recognized leaders in their special line of trade in 
this section of the United States. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




%,The Henry Killam Co., Carriage Makers, Es- 
tablished 1848, 47 Chestnut Street.— The pre^ 
eminence of New Haven for the elegance of 
styles and finish of its carriage'' has for many 
years been maintained by the many representa- 
tive, enterprising houses engaged in this field of I 
industrial activity and to-day, as it did a quarter of 
a century ago, the city leads the world in this 
line of manufactures. 

Among the old, responsible and successful 
bouses engaged in this pursuit in this city. The 
Henry Killam Co. represents the highest attain- 
able degree of perfection, and for forty years the 
concern has been one of the large factors in the 
aegregate of the city's home and fort ign trade. 
This important industry was founded in 1848 by 
Messrs. VViswell & Killam, and to meet the great 
demand for the product of his establishment the 
Company was organized and incorporated in 
1883. 

Since the date last named, the concern, 
with almost unlimited facilities, has successfully 
met 1 he requirements of their home and foreign 
trade, and have built up a business of most exten- 
sive proportions. 

The factory of the Company is eligibly located, 
and comprises a large six story building, 125x150 
feet in dimensions, and the" equipment of the 
establishment throughout constitutes it one of 
the most complete plants in the country devoted 
to this line of manufacture. 

The machinery, aU of which is of the most 
improved pattern and design, is operated by 
steam, and a force of eighty-five skilled work- 
men are employed in the manufacture of the 
most stylish and serviceable vehicles in the rnar- 
ket, the output comprising all styles of fashion- 
able carriages, of finest finish and superior work- 
manship. 

The officers of the Company areHenry Killam, 
President; Francis Potter, Secretary; John Mur- 
phy, Treasurer; all of whom are especially quali- 
fied for their several positions, and are accounted 
among the representative, and successful business 
men of New Haven. 

Mr. Killam was formerly one of the efiicient 
Selectmen of this city. We give above an illus- 
tration of one of the elegant vehicles manufac- 
ured by this firm. 



Betts & Ailing, Dealers in Flour, Grain, Feed, 
Hay and Straw, office, 2 Whitney avenue, ware- 
house, 437 East Street. — The flour trade of this 
country is probably the most important of its 
many resouices and is larger than any other 
single branch of commerce. The retail trade 
extends to every city, hamlet and four corners of 
the land and the jobbing trade to all the large 
cities. It is the most staple of trades, a real 
necessity. The profits now-a-days are small, but 
success is reasonably certain where its conditions — 
experience, straight-forwardness and capital — are 
combined. In New Haven the trade in flour, 
grain, feed, hay, straw and Peat Moss is among 
the foremost of commercial pursuits and there 
are many large and influential houses engaged in 
it, among which we are glad to mention the well- 
known firm of Betts & Ailing, which by reason 
of its enterprise and reliabiliFy is entitled to more 
than parsing mention. The quarters occupied 
by this house consist of an office and store com- 
prising three floors, 50 feet square, located at 
No. 2 Whitney avenue, and a large warehouse, 
one floor 140x00 feet in dimensions, located at 
No. 437 East street, which is .stored with the va- 
rious commodities dealt in ; they own also a pri- 
vate track for ten cars. Their connections with 
We.stern houses are of the most intimate nature 
and their facilities for obtaining stock are unsur- 
passed in this market, enabling them to flll or- 
ders with promptness and accommodate pur- 
chasers to the full extent of their wants. Care- 
ful attention is paid to all orders and they guar- 
antee bottom prices, when favored with any or- 
der whether large or small. The business was 
founded in 18G6 by N. S. Sanford and after sev- 
eral changes came under the present manage- 
ment in 1885. 

The individual members of thefirm are F. A. 
Betts, a native of New Haven and F. H. Ailing, 
a native of Iowa. 

A large force of assistants, numbering one doz- 
< n or more, findconstant and profitable employ- 
ment here, and of the firm we can state that they 
conduct their business on a sound, liberal basis, 
and that the business which they have built up 
and control, speaks in the most impressive lan- 
guage of the confidence with which they are justly 
regarded in this city. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



137 



The New England Manufacturing Com. 
pany, Mauufacturers of Jewelry and Silver 
Ware Cases of Every Description, Fine Paper 
Boxes for Jewelers, Druggists and Stationers, 
Office No. 94 Temple Street, New Haven.— This 
influential and successful company was organ- 
ized under the name of the New England Mo- 
rocco Case Company in 1877, and was incorpor- 
ated as a joint-stock company with its present 
corporate name in 188G. From the beginning 
the business has been conducted with wise judg- 
ment, tact and energy, and its trade has been 
developed to such an extent as to comprehend 
among its customers and correspondents many of 
the leading manufacturers of jew^elry, silver- 
Tvare. etc., in the country, as well as the princi- 
pal jobbers in this line of merchandise. 

The company's extensive works comprise a 
four-story building, aggregating nearly 6,000 
square feet of floor surface, and the valuable 
machinery which is driven by steam is of the 
most improved patterns and designs. A force of 
100 operatives are employed in the manufac- 
ture of the finest morroco, satin lined and fine 
paper boxes for jewelry, silverware, druggists, 
stationers and other purposes, and besides filling 
orders for special work, the company carry in 
stock a most complete and extensive assortment 
of their goods, in a great variety of styles, and 
have exceptional facilities for meeting every re- 
quirement of their trade at lowest possible mar- 
gins above cost of production. 

The long experience of the President, Mr. 
Post, who devotes his personal attention to all 
the operations of the factoiy, ensures that all 
Tvork will give perfect satisfaction. 

The trade of this well-known concern, by rea- 
son of the excellent management of affairs, is 
Tery extensive and is steadily increasing, and the 
methods of the officers and their known worth 
universally inspires the fullest faith in their trade. 
Tiie officers of the company are as follows: Pres- 
ident and Treasurer, William W. Post; Secre- 
tary, William G. Hunter. 



Henry Smith, Manufacturer of Horse Collars, 
etc., 183 Brewery Street. — A. well-known dealer 
in these lines is Mr. Henry Smith, who manufac- 
tures Horse-Collars, Leather-Covered Patent Top- 
Prop Nuts, Patent Leather Top-Prop Washers, 
Enamelled and Patent Leather Curtain Loops 
and Carriage Strappings, at 183 Brewery street. 
He also carries a heavy stock of general harness 
goods, and the long experience which the house has 
had in the business (it having been founded in 
1849 by Messrs. Jellett & Smith), warrants the 
assertion that only such goods as will afford the 
most satisfactory results are handled. Mr. Henry 
Smith has carried on the business alone since 
1879, in a manner which has caused it to rapidly 
but steadily increase. 

Three floors are occupied, each 90x25 feet in 
dimensions, and a wholesaleand retail as well 
as manufacturing business is done, employment 
being given to ten assistants. 

Mr. Smith was born in Glastonbury, Conn., 
and is one of New Haven's most enterprising and 
progressive citizens. His establishment turns 
out the best of work, as is generally conceded 
throughout the trade. 



E. P. & B. R. Merwin, Importing Tailors, 68 
Church and 60 Center Streets. — The frequent in- 
stances of great success in business growing out 
of small beginnings is one of the most creditable 
facts connected with the industrial progress of 
New Haven. The now well-known house of E. 
P. & B. K. Merwin, importing tailors, of No. 68 
Church and 60 Center street, is a notable example 
of this kind. When the business was first estab- 
lished, away back in 1831 by Smith Merwin, the 
trade transacted was of comparatively limited di- 
mensions, and but a small amount of capital was 
needed to carry it on. But thanks to the busi- 
ness energy and aptitude displayed by the 
founder, business incrt-ased at a rapid pace, and 
in 1851 the firm name was changed to Smith 
Merwin & Co. In 1870, nearly twenty years 
later, Mr. E. P. Merwin became the sole proprie- 
tor, and continued to carry on the business alone 
until five years later, when the present partnership 
was entered into. The firm do a very large and 
extensive import business, one of the partners 
making a voyage to Europe every year for the 
purpose of better looking after that branch of the 
bus-iness. The goods imported are of the highest 
grades, and such as the most critical and fastidi- 
ous cannot find fault with. The premises occu- 
pied here in New Haven consist of three floors, 
each 85x32 feet, and upwards of 200 hands, male 
and female, are employed. In New York the 
firm has a branch establishment at No. 240 Fifth 
avenue, where a force of about a hundred is 
kept busily engaged. A number of salesmen, too, 
are kept constantly travelling over all parts of 
the country, and the business transacted by the 
firm is something enormous — amounting in value 
to about $250,000 a year. Both members of the 
firm are natives of New Haven, and business re- 
lations entered into with them are certain to 
prove not only pleasant, but advantageous. 

W. S. Sanford, Auctioneering and Stock 
Room, No. 27 Congress Avenue. — A most use- 
ful individual in the business community is the 
auctioneer. A "knight of the hammer," as an 
auctioneer is sometimes designated, should, in 
the first place, be a born orator, quick and ready 
with his tongue, witty, good tempered, and full 
of business tact and energy. Mr. W. S. Sanford, 
whose auction rooms are situated at No. 27 Con- 
gress avenue, has been engaged in bu.siness as an 
auctioneer here ever since 1860, and during this 
period of more than a quarter of a century has 
conducted many important and extensive sales, 
the results of which have been satisfactory in all 
respects to all parties concerned. At one time 
he filled the position of Government Auctioneer, 
and shortly after the war was entrusted with the 
disposal of certain effects belonging to the 
United States. In this lie was most successful, 
and the property was sold at a more than usually 
high figure — the total sales reaching $100,000. 
The premises which he occupies at the above- 
given address are peculiarly well adapted for the 
purpose, and are well stocked with household and 
and other goods in endless Vi1riet3^ Ladies, and 
gentlemen, too, for that matter, will be sure of 
meeting here with something they need in the way 
of bargains; and Mr. Sanford's well known integ- 
rity in all his transactions is a sure guarantee that 
they will receive full value lor their money. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



The L. Candee & Co., Manufacturers of Rub- 
ber Boots, Shoes, etc., Corner of East and 
Green Streets. — ^The manifold uses to which rub- 
ber is applied has within the recollection of the 
present generation developed extensive manufac- 
turing enterprises in this country, and some of 
the industries devoted to this department of 
activity rank among the most important in the 
world. Keeping pace with the progress made in 
this line toward perfection, The L. Candee & 
Co. has, from a modest beginning under the firm 
name of L. Candee & ('o., pioneers in their 
branch of industry, attained a leading place 
among the houses of the Old World and the New 
engaged in the manufacture of rubber boots and 
shoes, and the product of this great corporation 
has the world for its market and the representa- 
tive jobbers and dealers in every country as their 
patrons. 

This company was started in 1842 and incor- 
porated as a company in 1850, and the business 
has had marvellous growth. The premises con- 
sist of numerous large and substantial buildings, 
covering an area of three acres, each from four 
to five stories in height, and the extensive works 
are equipped throughout with valuable machin- 
ery of the most improved make for their pur- 
poses, with five engines of an aggregate of al- 
most 2,(X)0 horse power as the motors. Not less 
than 1,500 persons are employed by the company 
in the numerous departments of the business. 
The engines in use are probably unsurpassed by 
those of any manufacturers in the United States, 
and all are of the Corliss style. The fly wheel 
of one of these engines weighs 60,000 pounds, 
and and twenty-one large boilers supply the vast 
amount of steam required. An average of 20,- 
000 pairs of boots and shoes are turned out daily 
or more than (5,000,000 pairs per annum. The 
manufactures of the company are of the highest 
grade and quality of material and workmanship. 
In the styles of their rubber boots and shoes, the 
company conform to the prevailing styles of 
ladies, gents and children's foot wear, accommo- 
dating their product to the changes in toes and 
heels of the boots and shoes worn from year to 
year. 

The output of the concern includes sporting 
or thigh boots of light weight and in slim, medi- 
um and full widths, designed for use of sports- 
men; fishing and mining boots of extra stock 
and superior workmanship. Their "dull finish 
boot-8," either heavy or light, and with plain or 
pebbled legs, is the result of earnest thought and 
effort to supply the trade with a boot of the 
very best quality. The best Para rubber and 
finest grades of wool felts are used for these 
goods, which easily conform to the average foot 
and are unsurpassed either in style, fit or dura- 
bility. They are made in all styles for men, 
boy's, women's, misses' and children's wear. 
Their "Fairy Boots," with legs made in beauti- 
ful imitation of watered silk or moire antique 
with white lamb's wool lining, are especially 
popular for youths, misses and children. Their 
"Fusion Lined" boots combine all the good qual- 
ities of both wool and rubber- lined boots without 
the disadvantages of either. 

In styles the company manufacture the univer- 
sally worn "Croquet," "Imitation Sandals," 
self acting "Clogs," "Foothold," "Yale," 



"Opera," "Brighton," "Dew Drop," "Feather 
Weight," "Victor," "Senator" and their high 
embroidered "Gaiters," in cartoons, with venti- 
lating felt upper, the "Indian Gaiter," vamp 
embroidered with moose hair in bright, fadeless 
colors, the work of Canadian Indians, are une- 
qualled in beaut j'^ and comfort. 

The line of arctics made by this great concern 
includes their popular "Champion," "Prize," 
"Fashionable" and "Plain and Self-acting 
Alaska." 

The company make the famous "Perfection" 
lumberman's overshoe, the best selling shoe for 
this class of trade in the market. 

Messrs. Henry L. Hotchkiss and Charles L. 
Johnson are the President and Treasurer and 
Secretary of the company respectively, and the 
Board of Directors is composed of the President 
and Secretary ex-officio, and Messrs. L. II. Bris- 
tol and G. W. Curtis. Mr. Lewis Elliott is the 
efficient Superintendent of this mammoth con- 
cern. Mr. C. L. Johnson has been one of the 
members of the City Council, and Mr. Elliott 
was formerly a Councilman and for fifteen years 
was one of the Board of Fire Commissioners of 
New Haven. 



James Graham & Co., Brass Founders, No. 
293 Wooster Street. — Among manufacturer, 
throughout New England, and their name is le- 
gion, the firm of James Graham & Co. is well 
and favorably known as one of the representative 
and leading brass-founding houses of this sections 
and for a quarter of a century the concea'n has 
enjoyed the confidence of the trade and a large 
share of their patronage. 

The business was inaugurated in 1861 by Mr. 
Jas. Graham, who in 1865 was succeeded by the 
firm of Graham & Corey, and they in turn in 
1880 by the firm as at present constituted. The 
works of Messrs. Graham & Co. are located at 
No. 293 Wooster street, and comprise three floors 
of their large building, 90x100 feet in dimensions, 
and a competent force of skilled workmen are 
employed in the establishment, which is thor- 
oughly equipped with every modern appliance 
and the latest improved machinery for their pur- 
poses. Twelve furnaces are kept in constant 
operation, and the output of the concern is al- 
ways of standard excellence, and in their spe- 
cial lines their work is unsurpassed. They make 
all kinds of brass and composition castings, large 
and small, and make a specialty of "Journal" 
brasses. They supply everything in their line, 
including Babbitt metal of all grades, at lowest 
market prices, and confidence in the merchandise 
and meth'^ds of these reliable manufacturers is 
always warranted by their worth. 

Messrs James and C. E. Graham are the mem- 
bers of this well-known firm. They are native* 
of Albany, N. Y., and of Branford, Conn., re- 
spectively, and are prominent in trade circles in 
this section, possessing the confidence and esteem 
of a 1 with whom they are brought into business 
relations. The senior partner is at present one of 
the State Senators of Connecticut, Seventh dis- 
trict, and represents his constituents with distin- 
s^uished ability. He has also represented the 
town of Orange, Ct. , in the Lower House in the 
years 1878, 1885 and 1886. 



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139 




The National Pipe Bending Co., Factory, 

River Street, near Lloyd Street, New Haven — 
In supplying some of the prime essentials and 
requisites for manufacturers, plumbers, and gas 
and steam fitters' purposes, the National Pipe 
Bending Co. have for six years filled an import- 
ant place among the industrial concerns of New 
Haven, and in a wide field of operations they 
■developed a tra'le which is a large item in tlie 
great aggregate of business centering here. 

This stock company was incorporated in 1880 
tinder the present style and title, and under able 
management has attained eminent success. 
~The works of the concern are located on River 
street, near Lloj'^d, and comprise two floors of a 
large building, each oOxloO teet in size. The 
premises are admirably equipped with improved 
machinery, and a steam engine of 20horsepower 
drives the machinery. A force of experienced 
workmen aie employed in the shops, and work to 
order is turned out in large quantities. Iron, brass 
and copper pipe is bent in coils, angles and return 
bends, in any manner desired, and special work 
of all kinds is promptly executed. The company 
are the sole manufacturers of the National Feed- 
Water Heater, one of the most popular appli- 
ances in use in the country for heating feed-water 
for boilers, and experience has proved its great 
value over most other heaters in tlie market. 

The energy and husines.s tact of the manage- 
ment have developed a business of great propor- 
tions, extending to all parts of the United States 
and some of the foreign countries. And among 
the leading manufacturers and gas and steam 
fitters of the Eastern States, the liouse is account- 
ed a mo.-t desirable one with which to establish 
and maintain business relations. 

The ofiicers of the Company at present writing 
are Simeon J. Fox, President and Treasurer; F. 
L. Bigelow, Secretary. Directors, S. J. Fox, 
H. B. Bigelow, U. F. Tyler, W. F. Day and C. 
H. Farnham. Mr. Fox was for fourteen years 
widely known as the able Assistant Adjutact- 




General of Connecticut. Hon. 11. B. Bigelow 
served the people of this State with distinguished 
ability as Governor in 1881-3. Mr. Day is the 
honored President of the New Haven National 
Bank, and Mr. Tyler was private secretary to 
Gov. Bigelow during his administration, also 
is the President of Southern New England, and 
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telegraph Company. 

Brown's School of Shorthand and Tele- 
graphy, 87 Church Street. — One often hears the 
remark, "I wish 1 knew shorthand, then I 
could get a situation easily enough." To a cer- 
tain extent this is a 
fact, a good short- 
hand writer, all 
other things being 
equal, being almost 
sure of obtaining a 
l)aying position. 
^ And not only this, 
Init the demand for 
such service is rap- 
idly increasing, by 
reason of the fact that nearly every large busi- 
ness house in the country employs one or more 
stenographers. The same may be said of type- 
writing and telegraphy. 

The question naturally arises as to where these 
accomplishments can be best and most aptly ac- 
quired; and in this connection it will be well to 
call the attention of the reader to William H. 
Brown's School of Shorthand and Telegraphy, 
No. 87 Church street, in this city. Mr. Brown, 
although a young man, is a thorough expert in 
all the various branches which he undertakes to 
teach, and since he opened his school in 1883 has 
had a large number of our best, and several of 
our most prominent citizens as pupils. The 
school room is centrally located (near the Green), 
easy of access, well lighted and well furnished, 
and, in fact, all the facilities are of the highest 
character. The Telegraph department is in 
charge of an expert operator. The school room 
is fitted up with the most approved instruments, 
and the course of instruction embraces all the 
practical details of telegraphic work. 

Mr. Brown is also the exclusive dealer in the 
celebrated Remington Standard Typewriters 
— for twelve years the acknowledged King of 
Writing IVIactiines — for Southern Connecticut, 
including the counties of New Haven, Fairfield, 
Middlesex, and New London. The reputation 
of the Remington is world-wide, and it needs no 
commendation at our hands It lias been found 
to be absolutely indispensable in the oflice, and, 
in the words of a well-known wholesale house, 
,,The type-writer is to the merchant what the 
sewing-machine is to the family." Mr. Brown 
has always on hand a full line of supplies for the 
type-writer — ribbons, linen paper, carbon paper, 
copy-holders, etc., and is general agent for sev- 
eral other valuable labor saving oflBce specialties, 
including the Challenge Copying Press, and the 
"Autocopyist" — a process of duplicating price- 
lists, drawings, etc., similar to litliography, but 
le*s expensive. Ramser's Envelope Holder and 
Mail Box is a handy piece of oflBce furniture 
which should find a place on every writer's desk. 
A call at the ofiice, No. 87 Church street, will be 
sure to prove pleasant and profitable. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA YEN. 



Smith &, Fowler, Dealers in Flour, Grain, 
Feed, etc., 361 Congress Avenue and 57 Long 
Wharf. — In every large community there will be 
found one or more extensive houses dealing in 
flour, grain, feed and similar productions, which 
■with acquired resources and advantages, and the 
great care displayed in regard to the quality of 
their goods, have established a reputation and a 
trade that ensures them the confidence of the 
public. Of such concerns in this city we may 
give the house of Smith & Fowler a prominent 
position as being among the most extensive deal 
ers in this line of goods, in this section of the 
city, a position, too, which has been acquired 
since 1879 and held ever since. The premises 
occupied by this house consist of a large store, 
30x60 feet in dimensions. This storeroom af- 
fords ample accommodations for the basis of a 
trade which embraces the city and vicinity and 
which is both wholesale and retail in its charac- 
ter and very extensive. This store is located at 
No. 361 Congress avenue, corner of Ward street. 
Special inducements are offered in purchasing 
goods of this house, embracing flour, grain, feed, 
liay and straw, beside coal and wood, and which 
they guarantee to be of superior quality at the 
lowest market prices. The warehouse is at 57 
Long Wharf, where three floors are occupied. 
The business was originally established by Fred- 
erick M. Smith, being under the control of the 
present management since 1881. The members 
of the firm are both natives of New Haven. All 
orders by telephone will receive prompt attention. 

V. M. Beecher, Dealer in Staple and Fancy 
Groceries, 961 State Street, New Haven. — This 
business was established in 1874 by Mr. Vree- 
land, succeeded in 1882 by C. E. Lockwood, and 
again in 1885 by the present proprietor, Mr. V. 
M. Beecher, since which time he has developed a 
business of no mean magnitude. Occupying a 
fine location at 961 State street, and carrying a 
large and fine stock, he offers unusual induce 
ments to the public. The store is 30x45 feet in 
area, and is attractive in appearance, and in its 
arrangements affords every opportunity to dis- 
play, in his usual artistic manner, the specialties 
of his trade. His customers are found through- 
out this section, and his trade is exclusively re- 
tail. Mr. Beecher is a native of Seymour, Conn., 
and is one of the business men who, as a rule, 
carve a name and a place for themselves wherever 
they are. The stock comprises all kinds of staple 
and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, spices, flour, 
sugar, canned goods, etc., all of the finest and 
purest quality. A specialty is made of choice 
home made Chili sauce and fresh tomatoes in 
glass, which aie rapidly finding their way into 
the best families of this section. The goods of 
this house are too well-known to need any com- 
ment at our hands, but we would say for the bene- 
fit of those who have not patronized Mr. 
Beecher's store that they will confer a personal 
favor upon themselves by giving him a trial. 
Polite assistants are employed, and all goods are 
delivered in a prompt manner. Mr. Beecher, in 
addition to his groceries, is also a public auc- 
tioneer and is a teacher of dancing, and may be 
engaged to take charge of balls and parties. He 
is a member of Red Men and is an ex-member of 
the Governor's Foot Guard. 



Robert M. Stevens, Dealer in Beef, Mutton, 
Lamb, Chickens and Vegetables, 12 Congress 
Avenue. — One of the best and most favorably 
known of the Provision houses of New Haven i» 
the one so successfully carried on by Mr. Robert 
M. Stevens at No. 12 Congress Avenue. This 
progressive house inaugurated business in 1878,- 
and its success has been as marked as it has grat- 
ifying to the numerous friends of its genial pro- 
prietor. There is constantly carried in stock a 
large and well selected assortment of Beef, Mut- 
ton, Lamb, Chickens and Vegetables. Broiler 
Chickens in their season form a specialty with 
this house and these delicious birds have a very 
large sale, as Mr. Stevens has established a repu- 
tation for dealing only in the best. Vegetables 
are to be had in profusion, crisp and fresh, and a& 
their health-giving properties are more generally 
recognized yearly their sale is increasing rapidly. 
Creamery Butter is also handled very largely, 
some of the representative dailies of the country- 
contributing to this department. Good butter can 
be had in the city if you only know where to look 
for it, and j\Ir. Stevens always has an article on 
hand which will fully suit the tastes of the most 
fastidious in that line. Beef, which so many- 
prefer to any other meat for a "square meal," la- 
also kept in quantities, and any kind, from a 
"shin" for a stew to a sirloin for a delicious roast 
may be found at any time at this establishment. 
Mutton and Lamb are kept constantly in stock 
and are preferred by some to beef, and certainly 
"spring lamb and green peas" form a most tooth- 
some and appetizing combination when the lamb 
is spring and the peas are green, both of which 
conditions may be assured by purchasing here, 
Mr. Stevens a native of New Haven and is well 
known not only in a business way, but also- 
socially and politically, having served most ac- 
ceptably in the City Council in 1884. 

Wm. E. Ford, Druggist and Pharmacist, 511 
and 513 State Street, New Haven. — Much de- 
pends, as is well known, upon the purity of the 
drugs used in the compounding of medicines in 
such cases, and for the benefit of those here in New 
Haven, who may be in need of such assistance, 
it will be as well to call attention to the old and 
well-known establishment now conducted by 
Wm. E. Ford, Druggist and Pharmacist, located 
at 511 and 513 State street, which was opened by- 
Curtis & Henry in 1850, who, after twelve years- 
of prosperity, were succeeded by E. H. Riley in 
1862, who conducted the business until 1876, 
when he sold out to G. C. Ferris, and in 1882- 
Ihe present proprietor, Mr. Wm. E. Ford, as- 
sumed control. He is a skilled and experienced 
pharmacist. 

The building which he occupies comprises two' 
stories, and a large assortment of fine drugs, 
toilet articles, etc., is carried, and medicines of all 
kinds. 

A great feature in his business is in the put- 
ting up of physicians' prescriptions and in this de- 
partment Mr. Ford has the assistance of two 
skilled assistants. 

Mr. Ford is a native of New Haven and is 'a. 
member of the Odd Fellows and Free Masons. 
His business, already large, is increasing rapidly 
and among his patrons many of our leading resi- 
dents might be enumerated. 



LEABTNa BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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Perkins & Bradley Manufacturing 
Company, Miuiufactun^rs of Wire 
<3oods, No. 22 Artizau Street.— Since 
February, 1887, the company under 
•tlie above corporate name and style 
iiave successfully conducted the im- 




portant business inaugurated one year before by 
Mr. \V. C. Parker, who liad been superintendent 
of the Wire Goods Co., of Worcester, from tlie 
start, and under the present management the 
prestige and patronage of the old concern, form- 
verly known as Perkins' Manufacturing Co., has 
been more than maintained. 

The works of the company are located at 22 
Artizan street and comprise a large four-story 
building, thoroughly equipped with machinery 
of the most improved kinds and patterns, operated 
by steam, and a large force of skilled workmen 
are employed in the various departments of the 
establishment. 

The output of the company comprises the 
manufacture of patented and special wire goods 
of standard excellence and finish, and the de- 
mand for the goods of this house is very exten- 
sive, and comes from all parts of the country. 
The facilities of the house for filling orders and 
supplying immediate demands are ample for all 
the wants of the trade, and their low prices and 
square dealing, have always commanded the con- 
fidence of their correspondents and trade at home 
and abroad. 

The officers of this responsible company are 
Tvidely known in business circles, Mr. Perkins 
having been long connected with the business. 
Mr. tienry Bradley is a son of Mr. F. S. Brad- 
ley, one of the leading hardware merchants of 
New Haven, and t lie future prosperity and use- 
fulness of the business seems abundantly 
assured. 

O. F. Beckley, Fancy Goods, No. 634 Chapel 
Street. — Strictly first-class in its line is the ably- 
-conducted concern of Mr. C. F. Beckley, dealer 
in fancy goods of every description, as well as 
agent for Mme. Demorest's patterns and the fa- 
mous Centemeri kid gloves, at No. 634 Chapel 
street, in this city. Established some twenty 
years ago, Mr. Beckley's business has from its 
very inception steadily kept pace with the rapid 
development and growth of mercantile activity 
in New Haven. His business, which is both 
wholesale and retail — principally, however, the 



.after— has steadily extended, and 
to-day is exceedingly large. The 
premises occupied by him, con- 
sist of one spacious floor, measur- 
ing about 25x50 feet, at the ad- 
dress above given. Mr. Beckley 
carries an extensive stock, em 
bracing every thing comprehended 
under the head of fancy goods, 
but which, nevertheless, include.s 
many a useful article in his line which cannot be 
very easily dispensed with in a well-regulated 
household. Everything, too, has been selected 
with great care and judgment, and nothing but 
that which can be sold strictly on its own merits 
ever finds a resting place in this establishment. 
His specialties are Centemeri kid gloves, Colum- 
bia Germantown wool, all the new and popular 
embroidery goods, in the best foreign iind do- 
mestic makes. Also gives particular attention to 
stamping. Mr. Beckley employs five assistants, 
who are courteous and attentive to the wants of 
cu.stomers, but over all be exercises a strict per- 
sonal supervision. 

Dr. A. J. Devereaux, Dentist, 800 Chapel St. — 
Among the dentists who have gained the confi- 
dence and respect of the public the establishment 
conducted by Dr. A. J. Devereaux at No. 800 
Chapel street, holds a deservedly high position. 
This gentleman began the practice of his profes- 
sion in New Haven in 1880. Prior to that year 
he had practiced dentistry for thirteen years 
in Springfield and Hartford. His patronage is at 
present large and select. At this establishment 
one may have their teeth extracted without pain, 
and artificial ones inserted the same day. The 
premises occupied comprise a fine office and 
waiting room 25x40 feet in dimensions. His op- 
erating room is supplied with all the latest mod- 
ern instruments and facilities for thorough and 
artistic work, and all unnecessary display of 
them is carefully avoided, a point that will be 
appreciated by nervous or timid patrons. Mr. 
Devereaux is a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., and 
is one highly esteemed and in whose skill great 
confidence is placed. 

M. F. Patience, 74 Kimberley Avenue.— This 
establishment is one deserving of special mention, 
being conducted in an enterprising and syste- 
matic manner, and by one who thoroughly un- 
derstands the details of the business. The pro- 
prietor, Mr. M. F. Patience, started this enter- 
prise about two years ago at its present location, 
74 Kimberly avenue, where he occupies a neat 
and tastefully arranged store, well fitted up with 
a choice line of Meats, Groceries, Provisions, 
Fruits, foreign and domestic, and a line of pure 
Confectionery, Mr. Patience is a native of New 
Britain, Conn., and is a gentleman of unusual 
business ability, having had a long experience 
before establishing in his present business, and 
may be relied upon to supply the choicest and 
freshest of goods at low prices. Goods will be 
delivered free and orders filled in a prompt and 
careful manner. 

1 A line of fancy goods and school supplies are 
I also carried for the convenience of customers in 
' this section, which are sold ai down-town prices. 



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LEA Dry G BTTfiTlVESSI MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Foskett & Bishop, corner Railroad and Grand 
Avenues, and 490 State Street, New Haven, En- 
gineers of Mill Heating and Protecting Property 
■with Patent Automatic Fire Extinguishers. — The 
business of this well-established and reputable 
firm was first set on foot as far back as the year 
1840 by Mr. J. "W. Bishop. He carried it on 
most successfully for about twenly-six years, 
when it had assumed such proportions as to ne- 
cessitate the calling in of outside aid. In 1866, 
therefore, the firm name was changed to *' J. W. 
Bishop & Co." This continued up to 1871, when 
another change took place, the proprietors trans- 
acting business under the firm name of "J. K. 
Brown & Co.," which, in its turn, was succeeded 
four years later by the present co-partnership, 
composed of Messrs. W. A. Foskett and N. P. 
Bishop. 

The main store, which is located on Rail- 
road avenue, near the corner of Grand avenue, 




consists of two floors, each with an area of 
125x50 feet. It is fitted up with every imagin- 
able convenience and appliance for the mailulac 
ture on an extensive scale of everything neeiled 
in the way of apparatus for the heating of mill 
and other property, and the protection of the 
same with patent automatic fire-extinguishers. 
They also have here a full and complete slock of 
all kinds of goods for the "laying on" of steam, 
gas and water, and control J. \\. Brown & Co.'s 
patent steam trap and feed-water heater. A 
steam engine of 25 horse-power furnishes the mo- 
tive power. 

The firm has also a branch establishment at 
No. 490 State street, where they occupy one 
whole floor, measuring 100x30 feet. Both 
Messrs. Foskett & Bishop have had a long 
and practical acquaintance with every branch of 
their special line of business, and have succeeded 
in building up a most extensive connection. 
Their trade extends not only throughout the 
New England States, but over the whole coun- 
try. 

About forty-five workmen are kept constantly 
employed, and the excellent manner in which 
every piece of work entrusted to them is per- 
formed is due in no small degree to the strict 
personal supervision which is exercised over them 
by the members of the firm. 



The Boston Buckboard & Carriage Co., 

]\Ianufacturers of all Styles Fine Light Carriages, 
Nos 155 to 163 East Street. — A review of the di- 
verse industries of New Haven, however cursory, 
explains most satisfactorily the otherwise won- 
derful growth of the city in wealth and impor- 
tance during the past quarter of a century. In 
no sphere of manufacture has such progress been 
made here as in the carriage industry, and the 
fame of the city for the quality and styles of its 
vehicles is world-wide. The enterprise conduct- 
ed by the Boston Buckboard and Carriage Com- 
pany is one of the most notable concerns in the 
city in this line. Under the name and style of 
The Boston Buckboard Company, the organiza- 
tion was originally incorporated by act of legisla- 
ture in ISTOrand by the same authority the name 
was, in September 1884, changed to that it now 
bears. 

The company's works comprise two large four- 
story buildings, 175x200 feet in dimensions, and 
the manufacturing department is equipped in the 
most complete manner with machinery of the 
most improved patterns, driven by a steam en- 
gine of 25 horse-power, and 100 skilled workmen 
are employed in the building and finishing all 
styles of fine light carriages, for which the con- 
cern is fiimous. The uniform excellence, great 
variety of the styles of carriages sent out by the 
company, and the constant aim of the manage- 
ment to combine style, durability and finish with 
moderate cost in every vehicle built, has estab- 
lished the reputation of this company for furnish- 
ing the best carriages in the market at the lowest 
fig'ures. The exhibition of finished work in the 
repository is very creditable, and the closest in- 
spection and criticism of the work is invited. 

The range of manufactures includes coupe 
rockaways, with division fronts, panel back, 
high-door and low-door rockaways. Central Park 
extension-top phaetons, Wolseley phaetons, with 
and without canopy-tops, Laurence side-bars, 
Yale and Wolseley Surreys, no-top Rus- 
sian and top elliptic-spring beach wagons, 
Wiuan pha3tons, the famous novel and cano- 
py-top novel buckboards. New Haven road carts, 
Rhea, Daisy and light Brewster phaetons, Central 
Park gigs, doctors' phaetons and wagons, speed- 
ing wagons, Concords, spindle wagons. Corning 
side-bars, village carts, etc., and each carriage 
sold is guaranteed, with fair and reasonable use 
as a private vehicle for one year from the date of 
purchase. 

The officers of this well-known, representa- 
tive and successful concern are as follows: 
President, Edward E. Bradley; Vice-President, 
James Graham ; Secretary and Treasurer, W. E. 
Weld, Jr.; all of whom are prominent in munici- 
pal and State, as in business affairs. 

Mr. Bradley ably and faithfully represented 
the people of his district in New Haven, in the 
State House of Representatives and Senate, and 
at the election in November, 1886, he received a 
plurality of the votes cast for Lieutenant Govern- 
or of the State. Mr. Graham also represented 
the town of Orange in the State Legislature. 

The Directors are: Hon. E. E. Bradley, F. W. 
Pardee, Wm. Butler, W. E. Weld, Chas. Wil- 
son, Jno. Graham, F. E. Simpson. All with the 
exception of Messrs. Simpson and Butler are rep- 
representative business men of New Haven. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



143 



D. Mitchell, Dealer iu Books, Periodicals, 
iStatiouery, etc., 720 Chapel street. — Let inter- 
ested parties say what they will, the many cheap 
editions of standard works of history, bioirraphy, 
travel and fiction have proved a great boon to 
the community, for by this means has been put 
not only within the reach but within the posses- 
sion of all who care for literature countless 
works of genius to which they would otherwise 
have been strangers, excepting they procured the 
use of them for a brief time from some circulat- 
ing or other iiublic library, a proceeding which 
however excellent and expedient it may be, is 
still, as every lover of books will agree, but an 
unsatisfactory substitute for having the books, 
in however cheap a form, in your own posses- 
sion. Cheap publications then being a source of 
much good it follows that those who deal in and 
circulate them most extensively are, in a certain 
sense, public benefactors and should be rewarded 
with a large measure of patronage to encourage 
their laudable efforts to disseminate good read- 
ing. A leading New Haven house in this line 
is that of D. Mitchell, wholesale and retail dealer 
in books, periodicals, stationary, etc., at No. 720 
Chapel street. This gentleman, while making a 
specialty of cheap publications, deals largely 
also in writing paper, envelopes, inks, blank 
books, pocket books, lead pencils, steel pens, 
fancy articles, etc. All the magazines, and also 
daily and weekly papers will be furnished at sub- 
scription rates. The business was founded in 
1885 by Mr. D. C. iMitchell, who was succeeded in 
1855 by his son, the present owner. The store 
is conveniently located at 720 Chapel street, ad- 
joining City JVlarket. Three assistants are em- 
ployed. ]\lr. Mitchell is a native of Scotland, 
and is well known and much respected. 

T. C. Pratt, Fine Clothier, Room No. 2, 736 
Chapel Street, New Haven. — Travelers in this 
country trom foreign lands, however much else 
they may see to admire, always find time to no- 
tice and to express their surprise at the well- 
dressed condition of the people here as a whole. 
There is no such attention paid to the wants of 
the people by cloihiers abroad as there is here, 
where the competition among those engaged in 
the business is so keen that $2 is more often made 
on a suit of clothes than $5, and where most of 
the dealers believe it is better to sell a large 
quantity of goods at a small profit than a small 
amount at a large profit. The clothing business 
is so arranged now that dwellers in the metropo- 
lis have no advantage whatever over those living 
in the surrounding smaller cities in the matter of 
purchasing clothing. Take the citizens of this 
city, for instance, and they can by calling on Mr. 
T. C. Pratt, the well-known clothier of No. 736 
Chapel street, Simpson Block, Room 2, order 
their goods of the most prominent and reliable 
New York houses, such as Browning, King & \ 
Co., Devlin & Co., and McKeon & Todd at just 
the same prices as they would be charged should 
they visit New York in person and purchase 
their clothes of any of the above firms, all of 
which Mr. Pratt represents. Orders are taken 
by this gentleman (or either men's, youth's or 
boy's clothing, and in addition to his custom 
trade, which is very large, quite an amount of 
ready-made clothing is handled. Mr. Pratt started 



his present business in 1882, but long prior to 
that time he had been engaged in the same class 
of trade, having an ei:perience of more than 
twenty years, during which time he ofliciatcd as 
head salesman tor T. L. Kingsley & Co., and 
other old and well-known houses. Mr. Pratt is 
a native of New Haven, and naturally has a very 
large and extended acquaintance in this city. 
Occupying cliambers Mr. Pratt is enabled to offer 
his customers much lower prices for the same 
quality of clothing than other houses in this citj 
occupying expensive stores. 

W. E. Jackson, Dealer in Japanese Goods and 
Fruits, 930 Chapel Street.— Of late years there 
has been a growing demand among people of cul- 
ture for the beautiful goods manufactured by the 
I Japanese. These are taking the place ot the 
chromo and cheap engraving, and at a fraction 
of the cost of those old time ornaments. At an 
expense of a tew dollars only a house may be 
l)eautified by these attractive goods. No matter 
how replete the walls may be with choice pic- 
tures, a kw of these artistic ornaments displayed 
about the room will add greatly to its attractive- 
ness and beauty. Among the many varieties of 
this branch of decorative art may be mentioned 
fans in every variety, shape and color; umbrellas 
of all shapes; screens of every conceivable size 
and style; panels for doors; curtains, etc., and 
thousands of other ornamental goods. 

]Mr. Jackson, the proprietor, is a native of this 
city, and is very popular in both social and busi- 
ness circles. The goods sold by this gentleman 
will be found in many of the finest residences in 
New Haven, and the price at which they are 
offered will be found most favorable, while the 
assortment is first-class in every respect. Also a 
fine assortment of curios on hand. 

R. G. Russell, Architect, 852 Chapel Street, 
New^ Haven. — In general esteem the subject of 
this editorial notice is a recognized leader in his 
profession in New Haven, and the numerous 
elegant and imposing public buildings, churches 
and dwellings, planned by Mr. Russell and erect- 
ed under his supervision in this city, emphasize 
the popular verdict in a most emphatic manner. 

Mr. Russell began business here as an Architect 
in 1862, and for a quarter of a century his skill 
and ability have been called into constant requi- 
sition. He has an established reputation for 
architectural work of a high order of merit, and 
in the most difficult building operations he invari- 
ably excels. He planned and superintended the 
erection of the Police Court Building, the Calvary 
Baptist Church, Davenport Church City Hospital 
and other fine buildings, including the elegant 
residence of Prof. Brown of Yale C< -liege Observ- 
atory, and in all his undertakings he has been emi- 
nently successful in giving satisfaction to patrons. 
Garfield Memorial and Unitarian Church, Wash- 
ington, D. C. ; Unitarian Church, Buffalo. 

Mr. Russell is a native of Prospect, Conn., and 
has served the people of New Haven with fidelity 
as Alderman and member of City Council, being 
several times re-elected to the latter place. He 
is a business man of sterling qualities, and has 
attained leadership in his profession by reason of 
his devotion to his important work, giving to 
every detail his undivided attention. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



New Haven Rolling Spring Bed Co., 281 and 

283 Stale Street. — Not many years ago a spring bed 
was considered a luxury only indulged in by the 
wealthier classes, but of late years there iiave 
been so many introduced into the market and 
offered at such reasonable prices that they are 
brought within the reach of all, still it is necessa- 
ry in purchasing one to deal with a reliable con- 
cern, as there are many manufactured hardly de- 
serving the name of "spring bed." One of the 
most serviceable and yet simple made is that 





BOLLED UP. 

known as the "New Haven Rolling Spring Bed," 
manufactured in this city at Nos. 281 and 283 
State street. This is a stock company and was 
inaugurated as such in 1878, E. Oberndorfer be- 
ing chosen President; J. B. Savage, Treasurer; 
and B B. Savage, Secretary; under the name of 
the " New Haven Rolling Spring Bed Co." The 
premises occupied as a manufactory consist of a 
five-story building, covering an area of 60x20 
feet, and in every way finely adapted and fitted 
up for the large trade which is both wholesale 
and retail. Employment is given to upwards of 
a dozen skilled hands, and all the material used 
in the manufacture of their spring beds is of the 
highest quality and warranted to give satisfac- 
tion to all purchasing them. The advantages of 
these spring beds over many others is not only 
their durability and cleanliness, but they are 
easily removed, as they can be rolled up into a 
very compact shape, a fact very commendable to 
all house-keepers, as they well know what a diffi- 
cult undertaking it is to lift a heavy spring from 
the bed. Mr. E. Oberndorfer occupied a high po- 
sition in the War Department during the late 
war. Messrs. J. B. and B. B. Savage were born 
in Connecticut. All three of these gentlemen are 
enterprising and energetic, and highly esteemed 
throughout the community for their business 
ability and social qualities. In connection with 
their "spring bed," they manufacture a full line of 
mattresses and bedding at 9 and 11 Long Wharf. 

H. G. Shepard & Sons, Manufacturers of Car- 
riage Bent- Wood Work, No. 80 Water Street.— 
There is no branch of industry that shows more 
progress in the past few years than the manufac 
ture of carriages and carriage trimmings, and no 
branch of the business is more important than 



the Bent-Wood Work emploj'ed in the building^ 
of the same. This city contains the most promi- 
nent firms engaged in this line in the United 
States, and there is no concern of its kind more 
extensive in its trade facilities than that of H. G. 
Shepard & Sons, whose spacious manufactory is 
located at No. 80 Water street. This well-known 
house was established in 1880 by W. G. Shef ard 
& Co., succeeded in 1884 by H. G. Shepard & 
Sons, and from its origin it has been conducted 
with marked success. The firm occupy a large 
floor covering an area of 150x40 feet. Here is- 
manufactured all kinds of carriage bent-wood 
work, coach beds, corner pillars, etc., coupe^ 
wagonette and cart shafts, and also one of the 
most popular styles of toboggans in this part of 
the country. The products of this house are 
first-class in every respect, as they select their 
stock with great care and aim to gel the best that 
grows, and having had a long experience in the 
construction of carriages they are enabled ta 
select stock for the different parts that will be 
best adapted to those parts; a specialty is made 
of difficult bending and bending to special pat- 
terns, and in this they are not excelled by any 
firm in the United States. A fifteen horse-power 
steam engine is employed in the manufacture of 
their products, and the services of several skilled 
workmen. The members of the firm are H. G. 
Shepard and his sous, J. F, and A. L., all natives, 
of Branford, Conn. Mr. Shepard, senior, is con- 
sidered an expert in his line, and is frequently 
consulted as an authority on bent- wood work as^ 
applied to carriage builduig. 

We are convinced that whoever may have 
trade dealings with this firm will receive ample 
satisfaction, not only in the character of the 
goods but iu prices, as they guarantee the same 
to be as low as consistent with good stock and 
superior workmanship. 

Henry Hendricks, Dealer in Stoves, Ranges^ 
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware. Roofing and 
Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended to, 2^' 
Church Street. — Iron plays so important a part 
in modern civilization that it has been justly 
called the "king of metals." Its uses are as di- 
versified as they are universal, and not only doe* 
it enter into the magnificent suspension bridges- 
and other stupendous works of the engineer 
which are scattered over our countrj', but even 
the humbler but not less useful kitchen utensils, 
which are to be found in every house are in a 
majority of cases composed of it. A well-known 
house engaged in the sale of Stoves. Ranges, etc., 
is that of Mr. Henry Hendricks, who established 
himself at the above address in 1877, in a conve- 
nient and commodious store 34x25 feet, and has- 
built up a large business by proving himself to 
be a man who could be depended upon and 
whose goods could be confidently accepted as 
what he represented them to be. In addition ta 
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Copper and Sheet 
Iron Ware, Mr. Hendricks carries a full line of 
Tin Ware. He is also prepared to undertake 
roofing and jobbing of all kinds, and will give 
prompt and skillful attention to any and all orders 
he may receive in his line. Mr. Hendricks is a 
native of Wuertteuburg, Germany. He is very- 
skillful, and any work he may do, or is respon- 
sible lor, is sure to be honest and durable. 



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B. Manville & Co., Mauufuctureis of Fashion- 
able Carriages of the highest grade, 32-44 Woos- 
ter Street. — For nianj^ years and iu all parts of 
the world New Haven is justly famed for the 
elegance of style and superior quality and excel- 
lence of the carriages manufactured here, and 
the vast volume of her trade in this class of mer- 
chandise is a large item in the great aggregate. 

One of the oldest, successful, representative 
■concerns engaged iu this field of industrial enter- 
prise in theElm City is that of Messrs. B. Man- 
Tille e% Co., Nos. 33 to 44 VVooster street. This 
house was founded by Messrs. Manville, Bradley 
& Kay, in 1859, and two years later the senior 
partner became sole proprietor and continued the 
business under the name of B. Manville till 1868. 
The firm as now constituted was organized as 
his successors in 1868, and on a scale of extensive 
proportions they are successfully conducting a 
large and steadily increasing business. 

The large factory and warerooms of the firm 
comprise five floors, one a large building 148x148 
feet in dimensions, with other outbuildings, and 
in its appointments the establishment is a model 
i)f completeness and excellent management. A 
very large number of experienced workmen are 
•employed here in the manufacture of fashionable 
carriages, of tlie highest grade of excellence and 
elegance, and in the beauty of their styles, per- 
fection of finish and workmanship, Messrs. Man- 
Tille & Co. are unsurpassed if equaled by any 
competitors in the country. 

Making only first-class vehicles, and ever vigil- 
ant to maintain their reputation for superiority 
in all that constitutes stylish, serviceable vehi- 
cles, the house has long been preeminent in the 
esteem of dealers and the driving public at home 
and abroad, and the name of the firm has for 
years been accounted a guarantee of gesieral ex- 
cellence of workmanship. 

Messrs. Henry L. and Joseph B. Manville now 
constitute this reliable, responsible firm. They 
are both natives of Middlebury, Conn., and their 
energy and worth have developed from a small 
beginning thirty years ago, an enterprise whicli 
in magnitude and importance compares with any 
of the prominent industries of this manufactur- 
ing centre. 

A. M. Barrows & Co., Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in Milk and Cream, No. 12 Fair Street. — 



A reliable dairy is one of the indispensable requi- 
sites of every community, since health, and per- 
haps life, to some extent, are largely dependent 
upon the vigilance and probity of the dealers sup- 
plying tlie milk and cream used for domestic 
purposes. 

In general esteem of consumers and dealers in 
New Haven the house of A. M. Barrows & Co. 
fully meet the requirements of the public in eve- 
ry regard. 

The business was established by this firm in 
1882, and from the beginning has been conducted 
on a basis of strictest integrity and fair dealing. 
The establishment is located at No. 12 Fair 
street, the premises comprising two floors of the 
building. Scrupulous cleanliness, the all-impor- 
tant requisite to the maintenance of purity and 
wholesome properties of the milk and cream, is 
always maintained, and the most positive guar- 
antee of excellence of merchandise is always 
given. Milk and cream are supplied by the firm 
m large or small quantities, at fair prices for the 
quality of goods, and prompt delivery, free of 
charge, is made to all parts of the city. 

Mr. A. M. Barrows, the active member of the 
firm, is by birth a New Haven man, and enjoys 
in full measure the confidence of the people of 
this, his native city. 



G. A. Towner, Dealer in Meats, Vegetables. 
Groceries, etc., cor. Exchange and South Front 
Streets. — This market, eligibly located at corner 
of Exchange and South Front streets, is one of 
the old business landmarks of Fair Haven. The 
business was inaugurated by Mr. C. Warren over 
twenty years ago, and, although Mr. Towner has 
been the proprietor for less than one year, he lias 
more than maintained the prestige and patronage 
of the old concern. In Mr. Towner's aim to meet 
all the requirements of his trade he has been emi- 
nently successful, and his worth and methods have 
always inspired the confidence of his customers. 
He carries in stock the choicest fresh and cured 
meats, groceries, vegetables, produce and provis- 
ions, and supplies all merchandise of this descrip- 
tion of standard excellence at reasonable prices. 
Mr. Towner can always be relied upon for square 
dealing. 

He is a young man of excellent business 
qualifications, and is a native of New Haven. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Hotel Converse, H. A. Converse, Proprietor, 
160 iState Street, Fred. J. Brainerd, Manager. — 
Our history of New Haven's commercial develop- 
ment would be sadly incomplete if we failed to 
mention (although the exigencies of space, unfor- 
tunately, require it to be but little more than 
mention) the oldest place of entertainment "for 
man and beast " in the State, now known as 
Hotel Converse. Founded over 100 years ago, it 
was originally called the Eagle Hotel, afterwards 
the Austin House, and, coming into the hands of 
its present proprietor in 1881, has since been 
known as Hotel Converse. Shortly alter Mr. 
Converse came into possession he, with charac- 
istic liberality and enterprise, had the house en- 
tirely renovated from garret to cellar and newly 
furnished throughout, by this means causing the 
house to take a foremost place in the very front 
rank of New Haven hotels. The hotel contains 
four floors, each 100 feet square and 112 rooms, 
arranged singly and en suite, and beiug located 
at 160 State street, is most convenient to the rail- 
way stations. It is under the management of 
Mr. Fred. J. Brainerd, who is a great and de- 
served favorite with the travelling public and 
who has shown the greatest zeal and ability in 
his conduct of the house, doing everj'thing pos- 
sible for the comfort and convenience of guests 
and sparing no trouble or expense to make their 
stay as agreeable as he is able to. Mr. H. A. 
Converse is also the proprietor of the City Hotel, 
Hartford, which is a favorite resort for travellers, 
and is a native of Enfield, Conn., and Mr., 
Brainerd, of Haddam, Conn. Mr. Harry 
Vaughan, recently of the Waldo House, Worces- 
ter, ofiiciales as clerk. The business affords em- 
ployment to thirty assistants and ]Mr. Brainerd 
has inaugurated so perfect a system that every- 
thing goes on smoothly and without a jar. The 
rates charged for accommodations are surprising- 
ly low, being but $2.00 per day, and guests are 
served with the best that the market affords. 

Hotchkiss & Tuttle, Dealers in First-Class 
Groceries and Provisions, Meats, Vegetables and 
Fruits, 524 Elm Street, Corner of Kensington. — 
Although recently established this enterprise bids 
fair to stand on a level with many houses of 
longer standing. The proprietors are Hotchkiss 
& Tuttle, and their premises are located at No. 
524 Elm street, at the corner of Kensington. 
This business was established in 1886 by the pres- 
ent management, and the premises occupied con- 
sist of one floor and basement, 40x25 feet in di- 
mensions. The store is finely fitted up with a 
well selected stock of choice family groceries and 
provisions; also meals, vegetables and fruits, both 
foreign and domestic. 

The facilities enjoyed by the firm are unsur- 
passed throughout the city. All their goods are 
first class and sold at reasonable prices. Polite 
and attentive treatment is accorded to all and or 
ders are promptly and carefully filled. The 
members of the firm are Chas. S. Hotchkiss and 
AVm. M. Tuttle, both natives of New Haven, and 
gentlemen of energy and ability, well-qualified to 
manage their undertaking. Our readers may 
transact business with this house with the full 
assurance of receiving not only fair and liberal 
treatment, but will find in addition to the facili- 
ties meutioned manifest advantages in prices. 



Rourke & Hughey, Fine Carriages and Light 
Business Wagons, 109 Broadway, New Haven. — 
The improvement in the manufacture and style 
of carriages is as marked as in almost any branch 
of business, and when we compare the heavy 
luuibering vehicle of a century ago with the ele- 
gant light manufactures of the present age, we 
perhaps are safe in asserting that it is in advance 
of ail other branches. Messrs. Rourke & Hughey 
are among the most enterprising carriage build- 
ers of New Haven. Their establishment is lo- 
cated at 109 Broadway. The premises occupied 
comprise two floors, 80x44 feet in dimensions, 
which is devoted to the manufacture and sale of 
fine carriages and light business wagons of all 
styles, comprising carriages, open and top bug- 
gies, phaetons, road wagons, track sulkies and 
sleighs, made in the latest improved styles and in 
the highest quality of workmanship. This firm 
was established in 1877 by Geo. W. Stone, but 
was succeeded by the present proprietors, Mr. J. 
H. Rourke and Mr. Wm. Hughey, in 1884. 
These gentlemen have by their energy and enter- 
prising business ability succeeded in building up 
a fine retail trade in connection with their custom 
work. Messrs. Rourke & Hughey are both prac- 
tical carriage builders and thoroughly understand 
every branch of their business, to which they 
give their personal supervision, and with the as- 
sistance of their eight thoroughly experienced 
workmen, manufacture some of the newest and 
most popular designs. They deal in wagons and 
carriagesof all kinds and in construction, dura- 
bility and strength, they excel all competitors. 

Mr. J. H. Rourke is a native of New Haven 
and Mr. AVm. Hughey, of Canada. Their reputa- 
tion for good, honest work and artistic skill have 
made Ihem pre eminent in their line of manufact- 
ure and business. Messrs. Rourke and Hughey are 
members of the Foresters and favorably known. 

M. Hessler, Fine Bread and Cake Baker, 898 
State Street, New Haven. — In nearly all cities in 
each different kind of business, there will be 
found firms whose goods have a very high repu- 
tation, which fact is, no doubt, due to the high 
standing of the house and the very careful atten- 
tion that is paid to procuring the best stock. 
These remarks are applicable to the house of M. 
Hessler, located at No. 898 State street, who 
though established less than a year, have already 
acquired a reputation for manufacturing fine 
bread and cake. The premises occupied for busi- 
ness purposes consist of one floor and basement, 
60x30 feet in dimensions. The store is large and 
commodious and great taste is displayed in the 
arrangement of goods. A beautiful ice cream 
Iiarlor is also one of the features of the house, 
and beside these departments already spoken of, 
a fine assortment of confectionery is also kept 
constantly on hand, and will be warranted pure 
and unadulterated. Mr. Hessler is a native of 
Germany and is a prominent Odd Fellow. Sev- 
eral skilled hands are employed and all bread, 
cake, etc., purchased here are found fresh and 
of first-class quality. The community at large 
are so familiar with the superiority of the goods 
sold as to require no further comment at our 
hands and the high standard of the proprietor is 
such as to entitle him to the respect with which he 
is reararded. 



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Peck & Bishop, General Carting, Expressage, 
etc., Offices, Passenger Depot, 702 Chapel St., and 
N. H. Steamboat Co.'s Dock.— The proper, safe 
and faithful conveyance of goods from one place 
to another, whether for long or short distances, 
is a matter of such importance to the commercial 
community that the business of carting or "ex- 
pressing," as it is termed on this side of the At- 
lantic, has almost come to be regarded as identi- 
cal with commerce itself. It therefore follows, 
as a matter of course, that any lirm which makes 
a specialty of it is more than deserving of men- 
tion in a review of this nature. Without such 
means of conveyance for merchandise, etc., trade 
would rapidly languish. And this brings us to 
speak of the Arm of Messrs. Peck & Bishop of 
this city, who have for many years been engaged 
in carrying on one of the largest expressing busi- 
ness in this part of the country. They move 
pianos, furniture, boilers, machinery, carriages, 
safes, personal baggage, and general merchan- 
dise, having thirtj^ wagons constantly "on the 
go," and employing forty hands. The firm's 
storehouse is a perfectly fire-proof brick struct- 
ure, five stories in height, while the main office, 
at No. 703 Chapel street, measuring 15x40 feet, 
is commodious enough in all reason, and fitted 
up in a manner calculated to meet all require- 
ments. Then, too, the firm owns two large 
dwelling houses, which are occupied by em- 
ploj-es, together with extensive stabling accom- 
modations on Union street. The business now 
carried on by Messrs. Peck & Bishop was origin- 
ally started as far back as 1846 by Mr. John A. 
Myers, who continued it until 1876. The gen- 
tlemen composing the present firm — Capt. R. 
Peck, of the New Haven Steamboat Co., and 
Messrs. R. L. and G. H. BLshop— then became 
the proprietors, and have carried it on most suc- 
cessfully ever since. They also deal extensively 
in railroad tickets to all points, being agents for 
the Boston and Albany, New York Central and 
Hudson River R. R., West Shore, Baltimore and 
Ohio, and all other prominent lines. Also make 
a special feature of checking baggage from the 
house to destination, with regular railroad 
checks, which is a great convenience to the trav- 
eling public. They furthermore are agents for 
all the principal steamship lines, and to sum it 
up have every facility to fix out the public in 
good shape, whatever their route or destination, 
being able many times to offer the passenger bet- 
ter accommodations than can be secured at the 
offices of the companies themselves. 

Hooker & Wairren, Real Estate and Building, 
Office, 19 Exchange Building. — Among the live, 
progressive business men of New Haven, the firm 
of Hooker & Warren, real estate agents and 
builders, of No. 19 Exchange Building, hold a 
prominent place. Their agency was established 
in 1870 by Mr. H. W. Painter, who was succeed- 
ed in 1873 by Mr. E. Y. Foote, and he in 1880 by 
Mr. R. ]M. Hooker, Mr. W. C. Warren becoming 
associated with the latter in 1885, and at present 
• writing the firm are recognized leaders in their 
special line of business in this city and section. 

With an exhaustive knowledge of values of 
real estate, and every facility for supplying the 
ueeds of those in quest of property lor specula- 
tive purposes or investment, ]\Iessrs. Hooker & 



Warren's operations are extensive and steadily 
increasing, and their lists of desirable properties 
for sale, lease and exchange, comprise houses and 
lots in all parts of the city, for places of residence 
or business purposes, at reasonable prices and on 
most favorable terms. The firm are reliable col- 
lectors of rents and bills, negotiate loans on real 
estate security, make plans and estimates, and 
take charge of estates, at reasonable rates of 
commission. All business is transacted with dis- 
patch and returns are promptly made to clients. 

The repairing branch of their business has as- 
sumed such extensive proportions as to require 
the erection of a well equipped shop for the pur- 
pose, and employment is given to a corps of 
skilled workmen in the following branches: ma- 
sonry, carpentery, joinery, sanitary plumbing, 
gas-fitting, tinning, painting, paper-hanging, dec 
orating and hard-wood finishing. They also give 
special rates for the economical repairing of tene- 
ment property. 

The Ileal Estate Record, published by the firm, 
is a weekly publication of great value to real es- 
tate agents everywhere, and as well to those de- 
siring to sell or buy real estate, and has a good 
circulation in New Haven. The Landlords and 
Retailers' Protective Agency, conducted by this 
firm, gives special reports about applicants for 
rent on credit, and is of great value to real estate 
owners and merchants, and is the only paper of 
the kind in the city. 

Messrs. Hooker & Warren are natives of Kan- 
sas and Connecticut respectively, and are widely 
and favorably known as reliable business men of 
established reputation, and influential represen- 
tative citizens. 

P. Ferry, Baker, 50 Church Street, New Ha- 
ven. — Ferry's bakery, located at 50 Church 
street, is one of the oldest and most reliable in 
New Haven, and deserves honorable mention at 
our hands. The business was founded in 1860 
by Mr. Ferry, the present proprietor, who is a 
thorough master of everything pertaining to the 
business, and has built up a trade upon a sound 
and permanent basis. He occupies one floor of 
the main building, 25x50, and also has six branch 
stores in different parts of New Haven. The 
store and bakery are well equipped, and have 
every convenience and facility at hand for 
promptly facili atiug the business in all its va- 
rious depai'tments. He has made it an invari- 
able rule to use nothing but absolutely pure ma- 
terial, and upon this substantial basis in all his 
business dealings he has won a wide reputation 
and instant appreciation from all who buy his 
goods. He has developed a fine wholesale as 
well as family trade, and his bread, cake and 
pastry is highly esteemed for its freshness, abso- 
lute purity and low prices. Customers have the 
satisfaction of knowing tliat nothing .'-tale, infe- 
rior or adulterated will be offered them. In 
these essential respects he is not excelled by any 
of his contemporaries in this city. Fourteen ex- 
perienced hands are employed in this mammoth 
bakery, and two large ovens are in constant use. 
Mr. Ferry has had an experience of thirty-four 
years in the business, and is a practical, popular 
and successful baker. 

He has just opened a branch store in Brook- 
lyn, and has already five in Rochester, N. Y. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



C. H. Stilson, Architect, 15 Exchange Build- 
ing. — The rapid growtli of New Haven as a busi- 
ness and resident city has created an excellent 
field for the exercise of the highest order of ar- 
chil ectural talent, and the handsome appearance 
of the public and private buildings in the city 
and its suburbs elicits the admiration of travelers 
and con.nomeurs in the matter of architecture. 

Among the leading architects who share the 
credit of giving to New Haven its reputation for 
the high standard of its architectural beauty is 
Mr. V. H. Stilson, No. 15 Exchange Building, 
who has attained prominence in his profession as 
a master of its every detail. The business was 
inaugurated in 1876 by Messrs. Brown & Stilson, 
the latter succeeding the firm in 1883, and he has 
achieved great success, both as regards the ex- 
ternal beauty of design and the substantial char- 
acter of the buildings planned by him and erect- 
ed under his immediate supervision. Among 
the many imposing buildings which owe to Mr. 
Stilson their beauty and imposing proportions 
are the County Court House Annex, the elegant 
residences of Prof Chittenden and Mixter, Mr. 
Crockett and Mrs. Boardman, either of which at- 
test unmistakably the genius, skill and executive 
ability of this expert. 

]Mr. Stilson was born in the Western Reserve, 
Ohio, and is a tliorough business man of sterling 
worth. 

Dr. Elias Strong, Dentist, Hoadley's Building, 
corner Church anil Crown Streets. — Prominent 
among the dentists of New Haven we would call 
the attention of our readers to Dr. Elias Strong, 
whose spacious dental rooms are located at the 
corner of Church and Crown streets, in Hoad- 
ley's Building. This gentleman has been estab- 
lished here since 1858, and has gained a reputa- 
tion throughout the community for first-class 
work and reasonable prices. The offices cover a 
space 50x25 feet in dimensions, and are admir- 
ably located and beautifully fitted up for the ex- 
tensive custom to which he caters, which em- 
braces many of the wealthy residents of the city 
and vicinity. All branches of dentistry are exe- 
cuted by Dr. Strong in a thoroughly scientific 
manner. Two capable assistants are employed, 
who, together with Dr. Strong, can promptly at- 
tend to all demands made upon them. In con- 
nection with his business he also keeps on hand 
a full stock of dental supplies, embracing 
Artificial Teeth, Gold Foil, Tin Foil, Amalgam, 
Rubber, all shades, Vulcanizers, Flasks, Nit. 
Ammonia, Corundum Wheels, Instruments, etc. 
Any article not in stock will be supplied at short 
notice, and at Philadelphia prices. Dr. Strong 
is a native of Southampton, Ma.ss., and is a gen- 
tleman of unusual ability and long experience in 
his profession. 

The Old Book Store, W. H. Kingsbury, 33 
Center Street. — The advantages offered to the 
people of New Haven for the purchase of new 
and second-hand books of every description by 
Mr. VV. H Kingsbury, No. 23 Center street, are 
so great as to have made of his establishment the 
chief source of attraction in the city for those re- 
quiring anything in his line of trade. With a 
special adaptation to the business, which in- 
volves an extensive acquaintance with the litera- 



ture of the past, as well as that of to-day, Mr. 
Kingsbury inaugurated his important enterprise 
here in 1882, and from a small beginning he has 
built up a trade of large proportions. 

He occupies the ground fioor and basement of 
the building No. 23 Center street, where is to be 
found the largest and most varied assortment of 
miscellaneous books, new and secondhand, in- 
cluding always the most popular and latest works 
of standard authors, besides a very large assort- 
ment of old, valuable works, which make his 
place the most attractive point in the city for 
bibliophiles and literary people. 

Mr. Ivingsbury also carries in stock a very se- 
lect assortment of albums, holiday and scrap 
books, bibles, scrap pictures, shelf and tissue pa- 
pers, Christmas cards, diaries, and a full line of 
counting-house and fashionable stationery, etc., 
and the wants of the most exacting are fully met 
by this enterprising dealer, whose prices are al- 
ways the lowest possible maigin above cost. 

Books are bought, sold and exchanged, and 
the establishment is the leading place in New 
Haven for the disposal of old books of every de- 
scription. 

A circulating library of standard works is a 
leading and popular feature of Mr. Kingsbury's 
enterprise, and at a trifling expense persons can 
always obtain the best reading matter in this de- 
partment Mr. Kingsbury is a native of Vermont, 
and is a live, progressive and deservedly success- 
ful business man. 



Mrs. J. M. Andrus, Choice Confections of all 
kinds. Bread and Pastry, 692 Chapel Street. — At 
this addreS'S is located an establishment attractive 
to both old and young. It is a candy store, so 
the children call it, though as we proceed it will 
be found to be something more than that, and is 
presided over by that veritable goddess of " sweet 
tooth," Mrs. J. M. Andrus. Hard work is it for 
a father or mother, aunt or uncle, or relation of 
whatsoever degree of affinity, to pass the door 
of this store when accompanied by the little ones 
without purcliasiug, and purchasing laigely, too, 
some of the innumerable dainty and tasty con- 
fections displayed in the windows and long rows 
of show cases. It would occupy much more 
space than can be spared to enumerate one-tenth 
of the various kinds of sweetmeats which Mrs. 
Andrus always has on band, and which, with 
the assistance of two skilled confectioners, she 
makes fresh every day It must be left more to 
the imagination than anything else. But, in 
general, it may be said that she deals in strictly 
first class candies and confections of every possi- 
ble description, and a convincing proof that lier 
efforts to meet the wants of the public are appre- 
ciated, is to be found in the fact that her store, 
which measures 20x75 feet, is pretty well filled 
with customers during almost an}^ hour of the 
(lay. Mrs. Andrus commenced business on these 
premises in 1884, and during the comparatively 
brief period she has catered to the public in her 
particular line, she has succeeded in attracting 
a large and first-class custom. Mrs. Andrus, too, 
does a large ice-cream trade, being agent of Hill- 
man's creams, and in the summer there is a con- 
stant call lor her soda-water, her fountain being 
really a highly artistic piece of workmanship. 



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Peter McQuaid, Dealer in Real Estate, 18 
lloadley Building, 49 Church Street.- With 
most gratifyiug success, ^Ir. Peter McQuaid has 
for fifteen years conducted a large real estate 
business in New Haven, and his office at No. 49 
Church street is one of the principal agencies in 
the city. 

The business was established by Mr. ISIcQuaid 
in 1871 and Ironi the beginning has been con- 
ducted with energy characteristic of the man, 
and his worth and tact have met with most de- 
cided success. 

Mr. McQuaid's knowledge of localities and 
values, and of the laws relating to titles, convey- 
ances, etc., is of inestimable value in the trans- 
action ot his business, often involving large 
amounts of money, and his skill, prudence and 
worth justifies the fullest confidence in the agent 
and his opeia'ions. 

The lists of tliis reliable agent embrace city and 
country property of every description for busi- 
ness purposes or dwellings, and are offered lor 
sale, rent or exchange on the most accommodat- 
ing terms. Opportunities for profitable invest- 
ments and to procure desiiable homes, stores, 
farms, etc., are offered at all times, and those de- 
siring to sell, buy, exchange or lease would do 
well to avail themselves of the services of this ac- 
curate and lesponsible agent, at most reasonable 
rates of commission. 

Mr. McQuaid is a Scot by birth and possesses 
the characteristic integrity and energy of his race, 
and enjoys the esteem and confidence of a wide 
feircle of business and personal acquaintance. 

Abram E. Mack, Manufacturer of Harness 
and Saddles, 38 George Street. — A representa- 
tive house in the manufacture of harness, etc., 
and one which has received a liberal and success- 
ful patronage is that of Abram E. Mack, located 
at No 38 George street, whAse business was es- 
tablished in 1874 by Turner & Glennan, succeed- 
ed in 1883 by the present proprietor, Mr. A. E. 
Mack. The premises occupied aie large and 
commodious and consist of one floor and base- 
ment, 40x20 feet in size, admirably fitted up with 
a large assortment of heavy and light single and 
double harness, saddles, bridles, robes, halters, 
whips and blankets, curry combs and brushes, 
harness oils and soap, and every known article 
under the name of horse furnishing goods 
First class custom work is executed to order with 
promptness and high style of workmanship, all 
the harness, etc., being manufactured of the 
very best materials obtainable, while all orders 
for repairing harness or trunks, receive careful 
attention. Skilled workmen are employed con- 
stantl}^ and we can honestly guarantee that the 
goods produced by this establishment will give 
entire satisfaction and compare favorably with 
any in the market. ]\Ir. Mack is a member of 
the Free Masons, and well known for his honor- 
able dealings. 

Howard W. Durand, Costumer, 104 Orange 
Street. — The large portion of the general public 
that is interested in Amateur Tbeatricals, will be 
pleased to learn of a reliable and experienced 
Costumer who carries constantly a very large 
and elegant assortment of costumes, suitable for 
almost every imaginable character of either an 



cient or modern times. The gentleman of whom 
we speak, Mr. Howard W. Durand, controls an 
establishment which lias carried on the costuming 
business for nearly half a century, it having been 
founded in 1838 by Mr. George Gardner, and 
conducted by him \ip to 1881, wlien he was suc- 
ceeded by his son, Mr. Thomas Gardner, who in 
turn gave place to !Mr. Durand in 1886. 

Everything needed bj'^ theatrical or masquerade 
parties is to be had here, a large variety being 
carried of Wigs, Beards, Masks, Ornaments, 
Plays, Scenery, Bullion Fringes and Grease 
Paints. A large stock of Regalia and Lodge 
supplies are also on hand; and anything in this 
line will be manufactured to order if desired. 
Mr. Durand is very frequently engaged to make 
up parties for the stage, a task for which his ex- 
cellent taste and fine eye for effect most ad- 
mirably fits him. Mr. Durand is an energetic 
and very popular member of the Knights of 
Pythias and Good Templars. Costumes are let 
by liim at very reasonable rates. 

L. B. Bartholomew, Circulating Library and 
Employment Office, No. 75 Orange Street. — A 
circulating library is one of the most powerful 
aids possible to a diffusion of knowledge and to 
the obtaining of enjoyable and rational entertain- 
ment. It places within the reach of all people, 
however humble their circumstances, the laiest 
productions of the most popular novelists o( the 
present day. One of the most complete and 
well-selected circulating libraries in New Haven 
is that owned and managed by Mr. L. B. Bar- 
tholomew, at No. 75 Orange street. This collec- 
tion comprises over 5,000 volumes, and from its 
ready accessibility and the very low prices 
charged for the use of books, $3 per year, it has 
become a great favorite with the reading public. 
All the latest publications on subjects of popular 
interest are early to be had here. 

In addition to his library Mr. Bartholome-w 
conducts a select Intelligence Office where the 
most desirable help, both male and female, can 
always be obtained, and as he looks out sharply 
for the interests of both employer and employed, 
this branch of his business enjoys a very large 
patronage. 

Wm. Geary, Dealer in Groceries and Pro- 
visions, 856 and 858 State Street, Corner Clark 
Street, New Haven. — This business was estab- 
lished in 1860 by Mr. Geary, since which time he 
has continuously conducted it. 

The premises occupied by him for business 
purposes consist of one floor, 60x40 feet in area, 
and basement, being kept constantly stocked with 
groceries and provisions of all kinds. The as- 
sortment of goods here cannot fail to attract buy- 
ers, as tlie variety is complete, the quality as 
good as the markets afford, and they are offered 
at prices as low as an equal quality can be ob- 
tained elsewhere. It is not surprising therefore 
that this well known and firmly established house 
should have attained the success it enjoys, and 
which the long experience of the proprietor in 
the business and his general liberal policy and in- 
tegrity has had lengthened and extended continu- 
ance. Mr. Geary has been a resident of this city 
fz-ir mnny years, and has held the position o 
-Councilman and Alderman. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVFN. 



John J. Dinnan, Dcciler in 
Guns and Ammimition of All 
Kinds, etc., No. 94 Orange 
[Street. — Among tlie success- 
ful hardware dealers in sport- 
ing goods in this city Mr. John 
J. Dinnan holds an honorable 
and prominent position. This 
gentleman started in business 
in 1880, and has by unremit- 
ting attention to the wants 
of the public, together with 
enterprise and intelligence 
shown in satisfying them, es- 
tablished a very large and 
profitable busines<5. A stock 
of the latest improved guns, 
rifles, pistols, fishing tackle 
and ammunition of all kinds 
is carried, as well as a full 
and complete line of locks, 
knobs, door plates, door num- 
bers, letter-box trimmings. 
Steamboat and House bell- 
hanging, is done Electric 
bells of all styles are also on 
hand, together with burglar 
alarms, annunciators, electric 
gas-lighting fixtures, speaking 
tubes, etc. JMr. Dinnan acts 
as agent for Zimdar's Pneu- 
matic Bells and American 
Time Draft. A large and im- 
portant branch of the business 
consists of gun and locksmith- 
ing, key fitting and general 
repairing, all the necessary 
tools and machinery being at 
hand to ensure prompt and 
aood work, and only skilled 
and trustworthy^ 
workmen being en- 
gaged to attend to it. 
The establishment 
occupies two floors, 
each 35x15 feet, and 
steady erSployment 
is given to five ef- 
ficient assistants. 
Mr. Dinnan's place of business is at No. 94 
Orange street, and all who wish anything in his 
line should make it a point to call and see him, 
as it is for their interest to do so. 

Ochsner & Buchter, Manufacturers of Patent 
Coach Locks and Carriage Hardware, 187 St. John 
Street. — We have had occasion frequently in ex- 
amining the industries of New Haven, to note the 
various works for the nianulacture of articles 
whose use is contingent upon the general pros- 
perity ot other branches ot trade, and the manu- 
factory of Messrs. Ochsner & Buchter is worthy 
of note. Special machinery of all kinds maile to 
order by this firm, who also manufacture patent 
coach locks and carriage hardware. This enter- 
prise was founded in 1876 by A. Ochsner & Son, 
succeeded in 1886 by the present management. 
The premises occupied for the business are lo- 
cated at No. 187 St. John .street, Atwater's Block, 
consisting of one floor and basement, well- 
stocked with first-class machinery, and affording 




ample conveniences for the prosecution of con- 
siderable manufacturing operations. Being prac- 
tical mechanics and perfectly familiar with the 
work in every particular, Messrs. Ochsner & 
Buchter make it their object to excel, and the su- 
periority of their goods has become so well- 
known as to lead to a trade that extends through- 
out the city and State. Several skillful employees 
are kept busy at this establishment in the manu- 
facture of patent coach locks and carriage hard- 
ware; and all kinds of macliine repairing and 
jobbing is performed here in a highly satisfactory 
manner. JNIessrs. Oi hsner & Buchter are natives 
of Switzerland, and both are gentlemen of ex- 
perience and ability, taking a proper pride in 
their vocation. Among their customers are many 
of the leading manufacturers of the United 
States. 

Anton Staub, Merchant Tailor, 122 Orange 
Street, 2d door from Court, New Haven. — Al- 
though Mr. Anton Staub has only been engaged 
in the business here in New Haven foracomjmr- 
atively few years, he already occupies a leading 
position among houses of a similar line in the 
city. Mr. Staub carries a select assortment of 
imported and domestic suitings of the very best 
quality. His facilities are such that he is enabled 
to execute orders at very short notice, and his 
charges are as low as is con!<istent with a fair 
business profit. The garments made by him are 
of fasliionable style and workmanship. Mr. 
Staub has a reputation which his patrons may 
rest assured will be fully upheld in the future bj 
the same methods b}^ which he achieved it. He 
gives a strict personal supervision to all work 
entrusted to his care, and employs none but the 
best skilled labor possible to obtain. This house 
was founded in 1882 by Schneider & Staub, but 
in 1884 ]\Ir. A. Stayb became sole proprietor. 
He is a native of New York city, and his career 
here has been a credit alike to himself and the 
particidar brancli of industry which he repre- 
sents. 

Miss R. McNulty, Dealer in Fine Millinery 
Goods, 113 Orange Street. — Every branch of 
business has some one firm that has excelled 
therein and is thoroughly representative of the 
best efforts and the largest measure of success. 
Among the most successful and enterprising re- 
tail dealers in Millinery goods here in New Ha- 
ven is Miss R. McNulty, whose well-known 
establishment embraces the store No. 113 Orange 
street. Miss McNulty established herself here in 
1871, rising by degrees to the proud position she 
now occupies, by hard, persi.stent work, courte- 
ous demeanor to all her patrons, whether rich or 
poor, and by unfailing integrity in all her trans- 
actions. She emploj^s nearly a dozen assistants 
and keeps constantly on hand a well-assorted 
and carefully .selected stock of everything neces- 
sary in this particular line of business, and her 
facilities for obtaining goods at first-hands and at 
the lowest possible figures are well-known and 
recognized, and lier experience leads her to antici- 
pate and meet the wants of the public in a prompt 
and satisfactory manner, a self-evident fact, 
judging from the large number of patrons who 
are to be seen in her store at almost any time 
during the day. 



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Manville & Dudley, Fashionable Light Car- 
riages, 836 Grand Avenue, New Haven.— Even 
among the notabl}^ famous carriage builders of 
New Haven, the house of Manville & Dudley 
have for years enjoyed distinction. The enter- 
prise was inaugurated in 1879 by Messrs. Man- 
ville, Dudley & Co., and since the retirement of 
Messrs. Lyon and Rehr in 1883, the important 
trade developed has been successfully conducted 
under the present style and title. 

The works of this representative firm are lo- 
cated at No. 836 Grand avenue, and comprise a 
large three story building, 45x150 feet in dinien 
sions, with a two-story addition or L of nearly 
the same proportions. A force of experienced 
workmen, under the immediate supervision and 
direction of one of the proprietors, each of whom 
are masters of every detail of the work._ are em- 
ployed in the manufacture of fine, light car- 
riages in all the popular styles. The firm have 
an established reputation for the excellent work- 
manship, elegant finish and durability of their 
vehicles, and in competition with the best they 
are pronounced unsurpassed, if equalled. 

The best material procurable, and that only, 
is used by the firm, and their styles are the latest 
and facilities unsurpassed for producing the most 
perfect work possible. They build one quality 
of carriages, and that the highest grade, and a 
selection from their large assortment of vehicles 
is in eyerj respect as satisfactory as though built 
to order. The manufactures of Messrs. Manville 
& Dudley comprise all fashionable styles of 
Hovvel gigs, doctors and gig phsetons, top, side 
bar and Brewster Bolster wagons, comings, 
shifting top piano body, four seat Surreys with 
extension and canopy tops, extension top park 
phaetons, light rockaways, no top, four passen- 
ger Surreys, Manning wagons and four seat Sur- 
rey carts, side and end spring beach wagons, 
etc., and the firm warrant equality with the 
work of any competitors, either as to style, finish 
or general excellence. 

Messrs. Manville & Dudley are natives of Con- 
necticut and New York States respectively, and 
are eminently deserving of the decided success 
they have attained in their field of industrial en- 
terprise. 




J. G. Holladay, Dealer in Fruit and Butter, 
23 Broadway. — One of the hardest things to ob- 
tain in a large city is good butttr, and a very im- 
portant item in the enjoyment to be had out of a 
trip to the country is the supply of fresh, sweet 
and fragrant butter which you feel sure of find- 
ing there. One who makes a specialty of the 
sale of butter, as well as fruit of all kinds, in 
New Haven, is Mr. J. G. Holladay, No. 23 
Broadway, who is not only conversant with the 
article itself, but can keep it without fear of its 
contamination from its surroundings, which are 
found in an ordinary grocery, and thus knowing 
what good butter is and possessing the requisite 
knowledge and facilities for its proper preserva- 
tion he is in a position to confidently guarantee 
satisfaction to his customers, however delicate 
their taste or keen their discrimination. Mr. 
Holladay began business in 1886, and has already 
a large and increasing trade, not only in butter 
but also in fruit, which he handles largely. He 
was born in Indiana, and is thirty-four years of 
age. His store covers 30x35 feet, and contains a 
large and finely arranged stock. 

Isaac W. Stiles, Dentist, 746 Chapel Street.— 
Unquestionably among the prominent dentists of 
this city Mr. Isaac W. Stiles occupies a creditable 
position owing to the many years' experience he 
has had, and also to his success as a first-class 
dentist. His office and operating rooms are lo- 
cated at 746 Chapel street, and are 30x25 feet in 
size, well-fitted up for the transaction of the large 
patronage he enjoys. He established this busi- 
ness in 1865, and numbers among his patrons 
many of the wealthy families of the city and vi- 
cinity. All branches of dentistry are attended to 
by Mr. Stiles, including filling, extracting, clean- 
ing and making of artificial teeth, and all his 
work will be found satisfactory to all. He is a 
native of North Haven, Ct., and is a prominent 
member of the Hiram Lodge of Free Masons. 
Mr. Stiles' office hours are from 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. 
m., and we advise all in need of the services of a 
thoroughly practical man to give him a call, feel- 
ing assured it will be of great benefit to them. 
INlr. Stiles is esteemed throughout the city for 
his social as well as his business qualities. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



C. H. Rentz, Dealer in Native and Foreitrn 
Fruits, Birds, Bird-Cages, Bird Seed of all kinds. 
Food for i\Ioeking-Birds, Headquarters for A. B. 
Hendryx tt Co. Cages, 807 Chapi4 Street. — In 
view of the fact that Americans, as a nation, are 
great and constant consiimeis of fruits of all 
kinds, both foreign and domestic, the trade in 
this particular line is a most important and grow 
ing one. In a review of this nature, men- 
tion should be made of the establishment con- 
ducted by Mr. C. H. Hentz, at No. 867 Chapel 
street, wLich has long been considered as the 
leading one of its kind in the city, and here will 
always be found, displayed in an attractive and 
tasteful manner, the choicest of fruits, not only 
those of native growth, but the productions of 
more favored climes — the pines of Cuba, the 
bananas, grapes, and oranges of Florida; the 
jiears, apples and plums of California — all here 
lind a place in tlieir respective seasons. Mr. 
Rentz does not contine himself wholly to this 
branch of the business, but always has on hand 
a large stock of choice singing and other birds of 
all kinds, and everything pertaining thereto, in 
eluding bird-cages, seeds and food of many de- 
scriptions, suited for all. He is the agent, also, 
for A. B. Hendryx & Co.'s well known bird- 
cages. The business was originally founded in 
1861, by Mr. P. M. Schoonmaker, who retired in 
1879, and was succeeded by Mr. Hentz, a gentle- 
man fully meriting the large measure of success 
which has certainly fallen to his lot. 

William H. Tallmadge, General Agent, West 
Haven. — With his office adjoining the horse-car 
stables at West Haven, Mr. William H. Tall- 
madge has for twelve years conducted a reliable 
business as Heal Estate Agent, and he is the old- 
est established in this line in this thriving suburb 
of New Haven. He gives his personal attention 
to the purchase and sale of real estate at most 
reasonable rates of commission, and his knowl- 
edge of values makes him a desirable person to 
consult either as to the disposal of or investment 
in property. He also leases houses and business 
sites, and collects rents and other claims, negoti- 
ates loans, etc., and in all things he is prompt 
and reliable, and deserving of fullest confidence. 
Mr. Tallmadge is an expert conveyancer, and 
draws wills, deeds and leases with accuracy, and 
estates placed in his hands are managed with 
consummate ability. 

He is a native ot New Haven and is one of the 
influential, estimable citizens and representative 
business men. Especially with reference to the 
purchase or sale of suburban property in this sec- 
lion, Mr. Tallmadge is a most invaluable agent 
with whom to confer. 

Metropolitan Life Ins. Co", J. Glazebrook, 
Supt. ; New Haven Branch, 838 Chapel Street. — 
Life insurance on the industrial plan is no longer 
an experiment, and by bringing the benefits of 
insurance within reach of those in moderate cir- 
cumstances, it has met with universal commen- 
dation. Among the strongest industrial life in- 
surance companies in existence to day is the Met- 
ropolitan Life Ins. Co., of New York, whose 
able representative in this city is Mr. J. Glaze- 
brook, No. 828 Chapel street. The company. 



with a cash capital of $3,705,970.61, offers to its 
policyholders the surest indemnity in case of 
death, at actual cost, and on the most accommo- 
dating terms. 

By writing policies on the industrial plan those 
in moderate circumstances are enabled to provide 
for their families in the event of their death by 
the payment of small weekly premiums, and the 
standing of tiie company is the surest guarantee 
of prompt payment of losses. 

The company was incorporated in 1865 and 
the agency in this city was established in 1880, 
and the interests of the company and that of pol- 
icy-holders in the keeping of Mr. Glazebrook are 
in every way advanced and promoted. 



Mrs. E. R. Jones, Dentist, 746 Chapel Street, 
New Haven — If tlie average man was asked to 
name over the various business pursuits in which 
women can or have engaged, it is scarcely prob- 
able that he would mention that of a dentist, al- 
though the chances offered them as physicians 
would be among the first mentioned. Yet a 
moment's reflection will show anyone that there 
is no good argument favoring women doctor* 
which will not apply with equal force to women 
dentists, and surely woman's light hand and 
quick, gentle ways, should prove of great value 
in the practice of this profession. But, as the 
old saying has it, " An ounce of fact is worth a. 
ton of theory," and this being the case, it is alto- 
gether useless and unnecessary for us to multiply 
arguments going to show that ladies can be den- 
tists when we have so shining an example of the 
fact that ladies are dentists, and that right in our 
own city ot New Haven. The lady to whom we 
refer, Mrs. E. R. Jones of No. 746 Chapel street, 
is already well and most favorably known in a 
professional capacity to many of our best citizens, 
for she has been engaged in practice for nearly 
ten years and has by sheer ability and skill, fairly 
earned the large degree of success with which 
she has met. 



Clarence H. Butricks, Pharmacist, 182 Mead- 
ow Street — One of the finest and most modern 
establishments of this kind in the city is that of 
Mr. Clarence II Butricks, who has just fitted up 
an elegant new store at No. 182 Meadow street. 
He bids fair to build up a flourishing trade and 
cannot fail to gain the confidence of the public, 
as he is a gentleman of integrity, experience, and 
one who devotes the closest attention to his busi- 
ness. His stock of drugs, foreign and domestic 
chemicals, proprietary preparations, medicines, 
etc., ai-e pure and fresh, and his stock of toilet 
accessories and fancy articles, instruments and 
druggists' sundiies will compare most favorably 
with that of any establishment in the city. The 
store occupied covers an area of 65x25 feet, and 
is admirably fitted up, and the fine stock it con- 
tains is tastily arranged by Mr. Butricks, both 
with a view to display, as well as convenience. 
Perfect confidence may be placed in Mr. But- 
ricks and his two capable assistants in the com- 
pounding of i)hysicians' prescriptions, as they 
are all gentlemen of experience. Mr. Butricks i» 
too well known throughout the city* to need any 
further praise from us. 



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L. P. Oomstock & Co., Real Estate Agents, 
No. 70 Church Street, Room 3.— There are a 
great many concerns conducting a very import- 
ant and extensive trade in real estate transactions 
and in business brokerage and are the mediums 
for the exchange of properties often representing 
immense sums of money. In this line of busi- 
ness the house of L. F. Comstock & Co. is doing 
an extensive trade. This establishment was 
founded in 1866 by Mr. Comstock, and has, since 
its start, met with pub.ic favor. The office is 
located at No. 70 Church street. Room 3, and is 
finely fitted up and centrally located. Messrs. 
Comstock & Co. are at all times prepared to loan 
money on bond, mortgage and personal property, 
or to furnish capital at a reasonable rate of inter- 
est to tradesmen and others to be employed in 
business purposes. They also take the manage- 
ment and care of estates and the collection of 
rents on the most reasonable terms. All kinds of 
real estate are bought, sold, exchanged and 
rented. Mr. Comstock has long been familiar 
with real estate matters in this section, and is 
known for his practical experience and intimate 
knowledge of present and prospective values of 
residential and business sections. Messrs. Com- 
stock & NicoU always keep upsn their books a 
full description of eligible properties offered for 
sale while their connections are of a strictly first- 
class character. Mr. Comstock holds the office of 
Notary Public. This gentleman is a native of 
New York State. Mr. NicoU, who became a 
member of the firm January 1, 1887, was born in 
New Haven. Their business extends all over the 
country, and for the benefit of their patrons they 
will be found at their office evenings. 

Henry Hale & Co., Carriage Manufacturers, 
Nos. 60 and 62 Franklin Street, New Haven. — 
An old, representative manufacturing and mer 
cantile house in New Haven is that of Messrs. 
Henry Hale & Co., Nos. 60 and 62 Franklin 
street, which was founded as far back as 1846 by 
Messrs. Hale & McMahon, who in 1850 vfexe suc- 
ceeded by the firm of Hale & Waterbury. The 
present firm, composed of Messrs. Henry Hale 
and S. K. Page, was organized as the successors 
of Hale & Waterbury m 1866, and on a largely 
extended scale and with most decided success 
the business has since been prosecuted. 

The extensive factory buildings are four stories 
in height, and 70x60 feet and 86x33 feet in di- 
mensions respectively, thoroughly equipped with 
improved, labor-saving machinery of latest pat- 
terns, and a force of fifty skilled workmen are 
employed in the various departments. The firm's 
specialties are light, one-horse rockaways, cabri- 
olets, victorias, visa-vis, four and six seat rock- 
aways, broughams, coupes, coaches, coupelets. 
landaus and landaulets. of latest styles and most 
fashionable designs, and m quality of workman- 
ship, elegance ot finish and durability, the vehicles 
of Messrs. Hale & Co. are unsurpassed by those 
of any manufacturers at home or abroad. 

A large assortment of finished vehicles are 
kept in stock, and carriages are made to order at 
most reasonable prices for high grade, first-class 
work, and the trade of the house, largely with 
the leading dealers in all parts of the country, 
attests unmistakably the superior quality and 
standard excellence of the firm's manufactures. 



Mr. Hale is a native of Otsego, N. Y., and Mr. 
S. K. Page was born in Newbury port, Mass. 
They are both experienced, practical carriage 
manufacturers, the first named being a veteran 
in this field of industry, and both are possessed 
of those business and executive qualities which 
always deserve and as a rule secure most grati- 
fying success. 

C. W. Wilson &, Co., Gentlemen's Fine Fur- 
nishings, No. 880 Chapel Street. — In this age of 
refinement, wealth and luxury, the demands of 
the public are becoming more and more exacting 
than ever before. This fact is self-evident in 
every branch of trade, but in none more so, per- 
haps, than in those which embrace the outward 
adornment of gentlemen. Anyone can have this 
demonstrated in a most practical manner here in 
New Haven by making a tour of those stores de- 
voted to tlie display and sale of wliat are known 
as " Genilemen's Furnishing, Establishments." 
Among such, Uuxt of C. VV. Wilson & Co., who 
are located in the Glebe building. No. 880 Chapel 
street, is a representative and striking example. 
The display in the windows here is always a 
pleasing and attractive one, embracing, as it 
does, all the very latest styles and colors in neck- 
wear, hosiery, gloves, collars, cuffs, suspenders, 
shirts, etc. Mr. Chas. W. Wilson, the active 
member of the firm (the "Co" being Mr. Geo. 
W. Harmon), is a gentlemen of long and wide 
practical ex^^erience in the business, and his 
stock, which is full and complete in each and 
every department, has evidently been selected 
with a considerable amount of care and good 
judgment, and with an evident appreciation of 
the needs of the present generation. Although 
he only started in the business in May. 1886, he 
has already secured a large number of patrons, 
and his fine trade reflects the highest credit upon 
his ability and integrity. Mr. Wilson is also es- 
teemed in leading social circles. 

L. C. Bates, Jobber of Butter, Cheese, Eggs, 
etc., 36 George Street, New Haven. — Butter, 
Cheese and Eggs form so important a portion of 
our food that it may well be imagined that the 
firms engaged in dealing in them are many and 
large. The system by which the productions of 
farms and dairies far distant from the cities, 
which are of course the principal consumers, are 
distributed, fresh and sweet, among our citizens 
is most admirable and complete and gives em- 
ployment to armies of men and thousands of 
norses in fultilling the purpo.ses for which it was 
established. One of the most widely-known 
houses in this city engaged in the jobbing of but- 
ter, cheese, eggs, etc., is that carried on by Mr. 
L. C. Bates, at No. 36 George street. This gen- 
tleman started business in 1879, and has shown 
great vigor, enterprise and ability in establishing 
and extending his trade since that time. The 
business done is exclusively wholesale and has 
reached such proportions as to require the occu- 
pancy of two floors, each 60x28 feet in dimensions, 
and to afford employment to six assistants. Mr. 
Bates was born in Sumner, Me., and has hosts of 
friends in New Haven and vicinity. He gives 
clo.se attention and superintendence to his busi- 
ness and has reason to congratulate himself on 
the excellent results which have beea attained. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



G. E. Holloway, Connecticut Manager of tlie 
United States Life Insuruuce Co., 818 Chnpel 
Strett, New Haven. — The subject of this notice 
began business in 1809 as an Insurance Agent in 
New London, Conn., and in 1878 he was ap- 
pointed manager of the United Slates Life Ins. 
Co. for this State; in 1878 he had charge of the 
entire New England business, but on account 
of other cares he resigned all tlie territory 
except Connecticut and Rhode Island, and re- 
moved in 1879 to New London. In 1886 he re- 
moved to the otlice at present located at No. 818 
Chapel street. The Company which Mr. Hollo- 
way represents is one of the most solid and lib- 
eral in the country. 

It issues every form of Tontine policies on fa- 
vorable terms, and all its policies are indisputable 
after payment of three years' premiums. An 
evidence of the care wilh which investments are 
made is the fact that on the 31st of December, 
1886, not one dollar of interest due remained un- 
paid, and during die thirty-seven years' experi- 
ence of the Company, it holds only $100,000 in 
real estate taken under foreclosure. 

Ten days' grace are allowed by the United 
States in the payment of premiums on ordinary, 
and thirty days' grace on policies issued on the 
Tontine plan, the insurance being kept in full 
force during the grace. 

During the past year the Company paid death 
claims amounting to $-542,051, allot which was 
paid within thirty days after death, and a verj^ 
large portion on the date of receipt of proofs of 
death. The reserve fund of this Company is 
$4, 594,488. 00, and its surplus, as regards policy- 
holders, $1,013,690.34, a showing which is con- 
clusive as to the stability of the corporation and 
the ability of its management. 

Mr. Holloway is a most energetic and reliable 
business and insurance man. He is a native of 
New London, Ct , and is an ex-master of the 
United States Navy. He has all the State busi- 
ness of the United States Company in his hands, 
and is ever watchful of the interests of the Com- 
pany and the insured. 

John I. Burt, Bread and Cake Bakery, 469 
Chapel Street. — Bread is the "staff of life," and 
a fine display of Bread and Cake is made in 
the windows of our first-class bakeries, among 
the most attractive of these in New Haven is 
John I. Burt, Baker, 469 Cbapel street. At this 
attractive store can always be found fresh, every 
morning and evening, a full assortment of choice 
bread, cake, plain, frosted and fruitcake; also a 
large variety of small cakes, comprising jumbles, 
cookies and ginger- bread, etc. ; also, ice-cream in 
its season. Mr. Burt deals largely in the best 
qualities of teas and coffees; also in eggs, which 
are guaranteed to be fresh, and at the lowest 
market rates. Mr. Burt has a fine retail trade 
among the best families of this section of the 
city. He established this bakery in 1881, and 
through his personal supervision of all branches of 
his business merits his already achieved success. 

Mr. Burt is a native of Enfield, Conn., and is 
a member of the United American Mechanics, 
and he is also a strong Prohibitionist, and by his 
strictly conscientious and upright dealings has 
won the esteem of a large circle of friends in 
both social and business life. 



The Forsyth Dyeing, Laundrying & Bleach- 
ing Co., Carpet Beaters; Works: State, Law- 
rence and Mechanic Streets; Offices: 878 and 645 
Chapel Street. — A first-class, well-conducted laun- 
dry and dyeing establishment is a prime necessi- 
ty in every community, and a model concern of 
the kind invariably meets with popular favor. 
The works of The Forsyth Dyeing, Laundrying 
& Bleachinec Company, corner of State, Law- 
rence and Mechanic streets, is probably the old- 
est and ceitainly the largest establishment of its 
kind in New Haven, and one of the most com- 
plete and extensive in New England. 

The business was inaugurated in 1868 by the 
firm of Forsyth & Fisher, Mr. Thos. Forsyth be- 
coming sole proprietor of the concern in 1876. 
The present company was organized in January, 
1887, and on a scale of great proportions they are 
conducting a business requiring the employment 
of seventy hands. 

The works are extensive, comprising 18,000 
square feet of flooring, equipped with the best 
machinery in use, operated by a steam engine of" 
forty horse-power. The work done by this com- 
pmiy comprises all kinds of dyeing, laundry 
work, bleaching, carpet beating, etc., including 
work on the finest and most delicate fabrics, and 
orders are filled with dispatch in the most satis- 
factory manner at lowest possible margins above 
actual cost of labor and materials. 

The branch offices of the company are lo- 
cated at Nos. 878 and 645 Chapel street, and 
have telephonic connection witli the worlcs- 
and all parts of tlie city. Goods are called for 
and delivered free of charge, and the utmost con- 
fidence is inspired by the excellent management 
of the aiTairs of the company. 

The officers are as follows: President, Thos. 
Forsyth; Treasurer, W. H. Forsyth; Secretary, 
L. W. Forsyth. The President was born ia 
Paisley, Scotland, and the Treasurer and Secre- 
tary are natives of Maiden, Mass. They are all 
pushing, enterprising bu.siness men, and are ac- 
counted in trade circles representative leaders in 
their important line of industry in the Eastera 
States. (See opposite page.) 

J. W. Ballou, Druggist, 43 Kimberly Avenue,. 
New Haven. — A recent, and a very important, 
business enterprise established in the western 
part of New Havon, is the attractive pharmacy of 
Mr. J. W. Ballou, at No. 42 Kimberly avenue. 
This concern was established in January, 1886, 
and his professional ability and business worth 
have been abundantly attested in the first year of 
his career just closed. 

The store and laboratory of Mr. Ballou are- 
models of completeness and convenience. The 
valuable stock of fresh and reliable drugs, medi- 
cines and fancy articles is tastefully displayed, 
and an elegant soda fountain is a notable feature 
of the establishment. 

Prescriptions are compounded with scrupulous 
care by Air. Ballou, a pharmacist of nine years' 
experience and unquestioned abilitj% or under 
his personal supervision and absolute accuracy is 
invariably warranted. 

He is a native of Portland, Me. , and is a prompt,, 
reliable and responsible business man, and enjoys 
the unqualified confidence of all with whom lie 
is brought into business or social relations. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



The Morgan & Humiston Company, Win- 
dows, Doors, Hlinds and Mouldings, 146 and 148 
State Street.— Even to the most casual observer 
there is more than ordinary interest in the con- 
templation of the growth and progress of New 
Haven as a great manufacturing center, and the 
development of the various industries has called 
into profitable employment a liost of slcilled 
workmen and laborers, and the investment of a 
^'ast amount of capital and energy. 

One of the largest dealers in windows, doors 
And blinds is the establishment of The Morgan 
<fc Humiston Company, whose offices and works 
are located at Nos. 146 and 148 Stale street. 

This important industry was founded in 1870 
by Messrs. Burman & Co., who were succeeded 
in the conduct of the business by the firms of 
Skiff & Tyler, G. A. Tyler & Co., and M. B. 
Humiston in the order named. In 1881 the firm 
became Morgan & Humiston, and four years 
later the present stock company was organized 
and incorporated. 

The company occupy a large, five-story build- 
ing, covering an area of 25x100 feet, for office, 
ware and storage rooms, and keep in stock a 
heavy and valuable assortment of the best and 
latest styles in windows, doors and blinds, in- 
cluding inside blinds, besides the largest and 
most varied assortment of enameled, ground- 
plate and cut-glass of all sizes, and an elegant as- 
sortment of cathedral glass in new and beautiful 
designs, completing the slock in trade. 

At lowest manufacturers' prices the company 
supply builders with everything desirable in this 
wide range of merchandise, and the advantages 
possessed by the house for selling standard mer- 
chandise and all specialties at low rates, have de- 
veloped a trade of large proportions, extending 
far beyond city and Stale limits to all parts of 
New England. 

F. J. Morgan, President; O. W. Humiston. Su- 
perintendent; and W. E. Dickerman, Secretary 
and Treasurer of the company respectively, are 
sole proprietors of the business. They are all 
Connecticut men by birth, and are widely known 
and recognized as representative, successful lead- 
ers in their special field of trade and industry. 

Henry HlUman, Confectionery and Ice Cream, 

1,083 and 1,084 Chapel Street. — Being the largest 
city in Connecticut in point of size, wealth and 
population it is to be expected that New Haven 
should contain some noteworthy establishments 
in every branch of mercantile and manufacturing 
activity. Especially is this true of the confec- 
tioner, and attention is directed to the elegant 
nnd attractive store of Henry Hillman, dealer in 
confectionery and ice cream, located at Nos. 1,083 
and 1,084 Chapel street. This ably-conducted 
bu.siness was established in 1873, and the enter- 
prise has proved a positive and permanent success. 
The premises occupied comprise first floor and 
basement, consisting of retail store and large 
and beautiful ice cream parlors; also wholesale 
ice cream depot, largest in the city. In the base- 
ment is a six horse-power steam engine manufac- 
turing icecream, the ice of which is all crushed 
by steam. Upwards of half a dozen hands are 
employed, and a large stock is carried constantly, 
embracing pure and fresh confections, glazed 
fruits and fruits, French and mixed candies. 



marsh mallows, ice cream and a great variety of 
toothsome morsels and delicacies. Orders for 
weddings and parties are supplied in first-class 
stjde at short notice, nothing being left undone to 
render the utmost satisfaction in every instance 
to patrons and purchasers. Mr. Henrj^ Hillman 
is a native of Germany, a gentleman of integrity, 
well and favorably known in the community and 
well adapted to successfully conduct a business 
of this character. His patrons are many of the 
leading and wealthy residents of New Haven. 

A. Hoffmeister, Dealer in Furnaces, Stoves, 
Ranges, No. 6 Church Street. — There is no coun- 
try in the world that surpasses the United States 
in the production of stoves, and the demand for 
some classes of these goods taxes to the utmost 
the resources of those dealing in them. This 
fact has been most strikingly illustrated in the 
experience and history of A. Hoffmeis'er, whose 
salesrooms are located at No. 6 Church street. 
There can be no doubt, whatever, but that this is 
one of the oldest concerns of its kind in the city 
of New Haven. This business was established 
in 1860 by the present proprietor, Adolph Hoff- 
meister, who has been long and intimately con- 
nected with the business in which he is engaged. 
His slock comprises furnaces, ranges, stoves, etc., 
of every reputable make and design. Their 
trade which is retail antl jobbing is a large and 
increasing one and extends all over the city and 
suburbs. A force of seven hands are kept busily 
employed, all of whom are experts in their sev- 
eral departments. Mr. Hoffmeister carries also 
a fine line of tin, copper and sheet iron ware and 
orders for roofing and jobbing of all kinds are 
promptly attended to. The proprietor of thia 
flourishing business is a native of Germany. 
The premises occupied consist of three floors, 
90x30 feet. Much tact and energy is evinced in 
all business transactions, and 5lr. Hoffmeister 
deserves the success he has achieved. 

J. J. Atwater, Merchant Tailor, 818 Chapel 
Street. — A popular business man here is Mr. J. J. 
Atwater, the well-known merchant tailor, whose 
place of business is located at No. 818 Chapel 
street. He carries a select and choice assortment 
of domestic and imported suitings of the very best 
quality, and employs quite a number of skillful 
assistants, he himself being one of the most ex- 
pert cutters and fitters in New Haven. Mr. At- 
water commenced business for himself in 1851, 
and his facilities are such that he is enabled to ex- 
ecute all orders entrusted to him at very short 
notice. He has had a very extended experience 
in his line of business, and enjoys a large and in- 
fluential connection. This success is due, in no 
small degree, to the energy, thrift and strict in- 
tegrity (both as regards material and workman- 
ship) which have been prominent characteristics 
in his career, and no little of his popularity has 
resulted from the fact that he invariably delivers 
goods at the exact time at which he promises 
them. One characteristic about Mr. Atwater 
which it is well to mention is that he devotes his 
entire time to his business, and exercises the 
most thorough personal supervision over the 
making of every garment in his establishment. 
By the public generally he is regarded as a reli- 
able and representative business man. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



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Benjamin Wolfe, Dealer in Fine Boots and 
Shoes, 37:5 State Street, "North of Chapel. — 
This well-known boot and shoe honse, conducted 
by Benjamin Wolfe, at 373 Slate street, was es- 
tablished in 1882 by Messrs. Koch & Herz, and 
succes-sfully conducted by them until 1884, wben 
Mr. I. Koch assumed full charge, until 1886 when 
it again changed proprietors, and is now conduct 
ed by Mr. Benjamin Wolfe, who was formerly 
identified with M. Mann & Bros, for nine years. 

The superiority of the goods dealt in b\r Mr. 
Wolfe, both as regards style, material and work- 
manship and the high reputation of Mr. Wolfe, 
has resulted in a large and widely extended trade. 

A full line of goods of every description is 
kept in stock, some beautiful samples of which 
are always to be seen in the tastefully arranged 
windows of the establishment. Mr. Wolfe has 
had a long practical experience in all depart- 
ments of the business, and is highly esteemed in 
social as well as business circles. 

George I. Cummins, Agent, Manufacturer 
and Dealer in Harness, Trunks and VVliips, 98 
Orange Street, Established 1845. — A well-known 
business man of New Haven is Mr. George I. 
Cummins, who carries on business as a manufac- 
turer of and dealer in harness, trunks and whips 
at No. 98 Orange street, having been established 
formerly at No. 2 Exchange Buildiug. The busi 
ness was first started in 1845 by Messrs. G. I & 
8. T. Cummins, who were succeeded in 1859 by 
F. H. Cummins & Bro. , who carried on the busi- 
ness until 1881, when the present manager, Mr. 
Geo. I. Cummins took their place. Mr. Cum 
mins carries a very clean stock, comprising all 
the latest novelties in harnesses, trunks and 
whips, and he makes the repairing of trunks and 
harness a specialty. Trunks can frequently be 
repaired, when apparently broken bej'ond help, 
in a manner which makes them stronger than 
ever, and no one should abandon a trunk as use- 
less until they have learned from one whose busi- 
ness it is to know whether it is worth repairing 
or not. Mr. Cummins will also undertake the 
repairing of harness; also makes every descrip- 
tion to order and also carries a large stock. 

Mr. Cummins, who is located at 98 Orange 
street, opposite New Haven Savings Bank, is a 
native of New Haven, and has many friends 
here. 

George D. Lambert, Builder of Model and 
Special Machinery, Dies, Tools, Punches, etc., 
Wood and Metal Patterns, 27 Artisan Street. — 
The work of the pattern or model maker calls 
for exceptional skill and accuracy, as a small 
and unnoticeable error in the making of the pat- 
tern may cause a most serious and irremediable 
defect in the finished casting. One of the most 
skillful and successful pattern and model makers 
in this city is Mr. George D. Lambert, of No. 27 
Artisan street. This gentleman started in busi- 
ness twenty-four years ago, and quickly made a 
name for himself as a most capable and reliable 
model maker, having had his great natural apti- 
tude and ingenuity in the use of tools thoroughly 
brought out and developejl by a thorough train- 
ing in his chosen business. Mr. Lambert occu- 
pies a two-story brick building, covering an area 
of 25x60 feet, for the prosecution of his businesp, 



which consists of a machinery department where 
model and special machinery is built, also dies,, 
tools, punches, etc., manufactured, and a pat- 
tern and model making department, which is 
well stocked with modern machinery and tools 
to facilitate his work. Mr. Lambert also makes- 
many working models for inventors and others. 
It is often of the highest importance to an in- 
ventor to have a neatly made and smoothly run- 
ning working-model of his invention, as with 
such aid capitalists or others interested can more 
readily see the merits of the idea in a moment 
where otherwise hours of tedious explanation 
would not make it clear to them or enlist their 
cooperation. Thus the importance of a good 
model will be readily seen. Mr. Lambert's trade: 
extends throughout New tngland. 

F. S. Andrew & Co.'s Fair Haven Market, E. 

J. ]\Iorse, Manager, Corner East Grand and 
North Front Streets. — As manager for the well- 
known firm of F. S. Andrew & Co., one of the 
leading meat and provision houses of New Ha- 
ven, Mr. E. J. Morse has for four years con- 
ducted the leading market in Fair Haven. This- 
branch is desirably located at 7 Grand avenue 
corner North Front strt-et, and is 30x50 feet in 
size, and in its appointments and arrangements- 
it is a model of attractiveness and good manage- 
ment. 

At all times the choicest meats, vegetables and' 
provisions are found at this market, with game 
in season, canned goods, etc., and the superior 
facilities of Messrs Andrew & Co. to supply the 
best merchandise at lowest prices makes this the 
most popular source of provision supply in this 
section of the city. Mr. Morse, the energetic and 
reliable manager, is especially qualified to con- 
duct this branch of his principal's trade, and 
well sustains the firm's reputation for energjv 
probity and enterprise. He is a native of New 
Haven, and is held in high esteem and general, 
confidence as a business man and citizen. 

J. H. Buckley, Practical Plumber and Gas- 
Fitter, 179 Church Street. — One of the most 
complete establishments in the city, as well 
as one where the most thorough work is- 
performed, is that of Mr. J. H. Buckley, plumber 
and gas fitter, whose place of business is located 
at No. 179 Church street, Law Chambers. The 
premises comprise one floor 70x25 feet in dimen- 
sions, and contains the most approved and mod- 
ern tools. He employs seven skilled hands real- 
izing the fact that good help do good work. A 
specialty is made of sanitary plumbing, and Mr. 
Buckley, who is himself a practical plumber, su- 
perintends his business personally. He founded 
his business here in 1882 and has from the start 
met with unusual success. He carries a full and 
complete line of plumbing and steam-fitting 
goods of approved patterns, bought directly from 
first hands for cash, which enables him to sell 
goods at the lowest prices, and at all times ta 
furnish competent men to superintend and com- 
plete jobs. He IS a man that keeps all his con- 
tracts to the letter, and as a fair and honorable 
dealer has no superior in this or any other city. 
He is a native of Boston and is a gentleman of 
energy and ability. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



C F. Levere, llurness of every desciiptioi), 
115 Crown, near Church Street. — In writing a 
commercial history of New Haven and her pres- 
ent enterprises we find some firms who have 
stood more tlian a score of years and who by 
superior workmanship have steadily gained pa- 
tronage and rank among the solid and well-tried 




houses of the city. One of these is the harness 
establishment of j\Ir. C. F. Levere, located at 
No. 115 Crown, near Church street, and we are 
glad to call the attention of our readers to this 
honorable and reliable house. Mr. Levere has in 
stock all kinds of the very best harness, whips, 
blankets, robes, dusters, brushes, combs, halters, 
horse-boots, etc. He employs several skilled 
workmen and occupies a fine store 70x30 feet in 
area, with basement. Mr. Levere is a practical 
harness maker, iiaving grown up in the business, 
it being established in 1865 by his father, W. F. 
Levere, succeeded in 1870 by C. F. Levere. Be- 
ing a manufacturer of his harness it enables him 
to place his goods upon the market at such won- 
derfully low prices that they cannot be easily 
duplicated. He has a large custom trade among 
the citizens of New Haven and vicinity, which is 
yearly increasing. He is prompt in making har- 
ness to order, and in executing all kinds of re- 
pairing he has no equal in the city. Mr. Levere 
is a native of New Haven, and we may say has 
established an enviable reputation. 

D. Boschen, Manufacturer of Elm Citj- Ice 
Cream and Fine Confectionery, 646 and 648 
Chapel Street. — The Americans as a nation have 
a great fondness for confectionery. The num- 
ber of stores for the sale of candy is very large 
in every city, but our aim is to only make note 
of those who deal in unadulterated goods, and 
in this connection we w^ouid mention the store of 
I). Boschen, eligibly located at Nos. 646 and 648 
Chapel street. Here he occupies for business 
purposes his new building with an area of 20x60 
feet, where, with the assistance of skilled hands 
and a gas engine, he manufactures the celebrated 
Elm City ice cream and fine confectionery. 

Mr. Boschen established himself in this busi- 
ness in 1874, and has since conducted it with suc- 
cess, as is easily shown by the number of his cus- 
tomers and the class to which he caters. His trade 
is both wholesale and retail, and in connection 
with the manufacturing department he has a large 
elegant store and also a fine ice cream parlor. Here 
he sells his renowned manufactures in large or 
small quantities, all orders being promptly filled 
and, if desired, delivered at residences. Mr. 
Boschen is a native of Germany, and by uniform 
politeness and attention lias achieved a success 
which can be pointed to with great satisfaction. 



The Mozart, 66 and 68 Crown Street, Otto N. 
W'all, Propriftor, also Dealer in Native Wines 
and Beer. — Until recently we were obliged to de- 
pend on Europe for light wines, but owing to 
the skill of our American wine producers we are 
now enabled to procure wines which are pro- 
nounced by connoisseurs to be fully equal, if not 
superior, to those of foreign production. Those 
introduced by Mr. Wall at his popular " Mozart" 
are from the most celebrated vintages of Ohio and 
New York State. He has the sole agency here 
for the wines of P. Leuk & Co., and can furnisk 
the finest Catawba, Claret, Port and Sherry, 
either in bulk or bottled at most reasonable 
prices. 

These wines contain a great proportion of the 
many nourishing elements which are generally 
known to be needed in order to keep the physi- 
cal system in good and proper order. The con- 
sequence is that we find tliem in great demand 
among families. 

That sold in bulk or bottled by Mr. Wall has 
been famous for its purity and wholesomeness 
being obtained from the very best vintages in the 
United States, while in the Toledo beer, for 
which j\Ir. Wall is also agent, only the choicest 
malts and hops are used in its production. 

Mr. Wall first started in business in 1880 and 
now numbers among his many patrons many of 
the leading families of the city as well as the prin- 
cipal hotels and cafes. 

Lovers of these popular beverages should call 
upon Mr. Otto N. Wall, proprietor of the beauti- 
fully furnished saloon, called "The Mozart," 
90x40 feet in size, located at 66 and 68 Crown 
street, where they can obtain at retail these cele- 
brated wines and Toledo lager, cigars, liquors,, 
etc. Through the polite and courteous attention 
of Mr. Wail "Tlie Mozart " has become a favor- 
ite resort. Mr. Otto N. Wall is a native of Ber- 
lin, Prussia, but has a large circle of friends ia 
this country, being a member of the Free Masons, 
Knight Templars, Odd Fellows and Knights of 
Honor. 



J. H. Reed, Dentist, 762 Ciiapel Street, New 
Haven — A thoronghly reliable and responsible 
dentist, located at No. 762 Chapel street, will be 
found in the person of J. H. Reed. This gentle- 
man first established himself in Hartford in 1843, 
removing to his present locality in 1860, and has 
ac({uired a large and influential patronage, owing 
to the superiority of his work, liis moderate 
prices, and long experience in all the details of 
his profession. His dental parlors occupy 60x30 
feet in dimensions, and consist of operating, otflce 
and fine reception rooms, which are fitted up 
with all the modern conveniences for the com- 
fort of his many patrons. All branches of den- 
tistry are attended to by Mr. Reed, extracting, 
filling and cleaning, besides artificial teeth are 
made in a very superior nmnner, and are guaran- 
teed to give perfect satisfaction. Mr. J. H. Reed 
is a native of Windsor, Ct., and has earned and 
enjoys the entire respect of his patrons as well as 
the cordial liking of a large circle of personal 
friends. All in want of any work done in this 
line will do well to call on Mr. Reed as we can 
truthfully recommend him for fine workmanship 
and low prices. 



LEADING BUfilNEfiS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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New Haven Staple Works, Manufacturers of 
Wrought Iron Staples; Factory, Artizan Street. 
— A concern whose goods are sent all over the 
country is the New Haven Staple Works. The 
products of this firm are used by tlie leading 
manufacturers and dealers throughout the United 
States, and for regularity of finish, strength and 
general good qualities, are unexcelled. They are 
made of wrought 
iron by a patent pro- 
cess which insures a 
suparior article, and 
the immense busi- 
ness done, together 
with its rapid and 
steady increase 
shows not only that 
the goods are appre- 
ciated but are be- 
coming more widely 
known and used 
eveiy day. Tinned 
or galvanized staples 
are made besides the 
plain wrought iron 
ones, for use in situ- 
ations where there is 
a liability of rust. 
The business was 
started in 1871, 
under the name of 
Bushnell & Co., the 
firm being made up 
ofS. 8. Bushnell and 
E. H. Brooks. In 
1875 Mr. Brooks re- 
tired, and since that 
time the business has 
been conducted as 
the New Haven Sta- 
ple Works by Mr. S. 
S. Bushnell. An en- 
tire floor measuring 
18x110 feet is neces- 
sary to accommo- 
date the growing 
business, steam pow- 
er being utilized to 
run the many ma- 
chines, e tc . , used. 
Mr. 8. 8. Bushnell, 
the proprietor and manager, is a native of this 
city, and is thirty-six years of age. He has pushed 
his business vigorously, being assured of the 
merit and superiority of his goods, and may well 
feel gratified at the large measure of success 
which has attended his efforts. His aim has 
always been to make an article so superior that 
once used it would be always ordered, and 
be has spared no trouble or expense to further 
this end. His trade to-day shows how he has 
succeeded. 



C. S. Thompson, Fire Insurance Agency, Of- 
fice No. 1 Hoadley Building, 49 Church Street. — 
Not until fire ceases to burn will insurance be- 
come other than a subject of vital importance to 
the business man, the manufacturer and the agri- 
culturist, for each has valuable property that 
may be swept away at a moment's notice. How 




different the feeling of the insured and uninsured 
when such a calamity does occur. The former 
no longer regrets the yearly payments he has 
made, while the latter, who up to this time, prob- 
ably congratulated himself that he was so much 
ahead, would give much to recall his foolish par- 
simony. The value of insurance, however, has 
become as fully recognized and admitted as the 
observance of any law — commercial or social — 
which affects the advance or success of a people, 
and on this account should not be ignored in 
summing up the resources of a city. And in this 
connection we would call special attention to 
Mr. C. S. Thompson, whose office is located at 
No. 1 Hoadley Building, No. 49 Church street. 
This enterprising gentleman is agent for the lead- 
ing American and foreign fire insurance compa- 
nies of the country, among which may be men- 
tioned the following: North British and Mercan- 
tile, London and Edinburgh, Phoenix of Lon- 
don, Lion of London, Norwich Union of Eng- 
land; Hamburg and Bremen Co., Germany; 
Westchester ol^New York, Glens Falls of New 
York, Girard of Philadelphia, Jersey City of Jer- 
sey City, Lloyd's Plate Glass Ins. Co., of New 
York, and others. The business which Mr. 
Thompson conducts was founded in 1874, and it 
needless to reniiirk, after giving such a list of 
staunch companies, that since its establishment 
the business has steadily increased. Mr. Thomp- 
son, who is a native of this city, is a highly 
esteemed and respected citizen. 



Doctor T. J. Beers' Hospital for Broken-Down 
and Injured Carriages, 35 Olive Street. — Certain- 
ly the oldest and perhaps the best known estab- 
lishment in New Haven devoted to the manufac- 
ture to order and repair of fine carriages is that 
carried on by Mr. T. J. Beers. This shop was 
opened in 1830 by a Mr. Mix, who was succeed- 
ed in 1850 by Hanover & Judson, which latter 
gentlemen gave place to the present proprietor 
in 1867, or nearly twenty years ago. Mr. Beers 
makes fine carriages to order, and the character 
ot his work is such that he has built u^^avery 
large trade in this line of business, for which he 
is particularly well fitted, having had an experi- 
ence of thirty 3'ears in the manufacture of car- 
riages. We are informed by "Doctor" Beers 
that he keeps a "hospital for broken-down and 
injured carriages." At this institution he looks 
out for weakened and shaky old "felloes," but 
strangely enough insists that all wheels must be 
thoroughly "tired" before they leave his prem- 
ises. Whether his treatment be homoeopathic or 
allopathic, we do not know, but we are at least 
sure that it is effectual, and desperate indeed 
must be the case which his knowledge and skill 
cannot cure. A building two stories high and 
covering 45x106 feet is occupied, and a gas en- 
gine is used to afford motive power to the neces- 
sary machinery. Upwards of fifteen assistants 
are given employment, the high quality of the 
work they turn out attesting their skill and eflQ- 
ciencJ^ All work is guaranteed and perfect sat- 
isfaction assured. 

Mr. Beers was born in New York, and is forty- 
five j-ears of age. He was formerly a member of 
the citv council, and is a Free IMason. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




Hoggson & Robinson, Book aud Job Printers, 
ISTo. 8-J Church Street, New Havea. — The fine 
book and job printing establishment of Messrs. 
Hoggson & Robinson, has for many years been 
one of the most complete and ably conducted 
concerns of its kind in New Haven. Tlie enter 
prise was inaugurated by the present firm in 1866 
and from its inception it has been conducted 
Tvith rare tact and energy and consequent success. 

The firm's office is commodious and is admir- 
ably equipped with latest style presses, type and 
appliances for tine printing work of every de- 
scription, the machinery being driveti by a steam 
-engine. A number of experienced compositors 
and pressmen are employed in the establishment 
and every facility for executing orders for book 
and job work at sliort notice, and in the best 
style of the typographic art, is possessed by the 
firm. Messrs. Hoggson & Robinson are both ex- 
pert, practical printers, and give to their business 
their undivided time and attention. Their aim 
has ever been to meet every want of their pa- 
trons and to keep even pace with the improve- 
ments made from time to time in their art, and 
in these particulars they have been eminently 
•successful. 

Messrs. R. M. Hoggson and E. A. Robinson are 
the in^lividual members of the firm. They are 
both New Haven men and are recognized as suc- 
cessful leaders in this line of industry in this city. 

W. L. Bverit, Jr., Pharmacist, Corner Grrove 
■and Orange Streets, New Haven.— A notably at- 
tractive and complete pharmacy in New Haven, 
is that of Mr. W. L. Everit, Jr., corner of Grove 
and Orange streets, and for three years this re- 
liable apothecary has conducted a large business 
with most gratifying success. 

The storeroom and laboratory of Mr. Everit 
■are 20x55 feet in dimensions, and are models of 
completeness and taste in their appointments and 
arrangement. The merchandise is always kept 
fresh, full and in prime condition, and com 
prises the purest drugs and chemicals, all 
reputable patented specialties, toilet requisites 
and druggist's sundries, and prices are invariably 
the minimum, aud satisfaction warranted. Pre- 
scriptions are carefully and accurately com- 
pounded, and the long experience and thorough 
practical knowledge of this representative and 
responsible pharmacist inspires universal confi- 
dence. 



He is a live, enterprising man of business, 
prompt in his engagements and always accom- 
modating, and is an estimable citizen and suc- 
cessful merchcuit in all that is signified by the 
terms. 

Mr. Everit is the sole agent for this city of the 
celebrated Maplecroft Ice Cream, which he sup- 
plies to families and church fairs and festivals 
in any quantity desired. Orders by mail or tele- 
phone will receive prompt attention. 

Edward D. Hendee, Tailor, 127 Church Street, 
New Haven. — Among the leading lailors of this 
city we would call attention to Mr. Edward D. 
Ilendee, located at No. 127 Church street. This 
is an old established and very reliable house, it 
being founded in 1852 by W. D. Bryan, suc- 
ceeded in 1884 by tlie present proprietor. The 
premises occupied by Mr. Hendee for his trade 
are very commodious. Here may be found one of 
the most complete and finest assortment of 
fabrics in the city, all grades of imported fabrics, 
embracing many exclusive designs not found 
elsewhere in New Haven, are carried, as Mr. 
Hendee caters to the finest trade in the city. 
None but skilled hands are employed, and satis- 
faction as regards style, fit and artistic workman- 
ship is guaranteed to all, as his many patrons 
can attest. His prices are as reasonable as any 
first-class tailor in the city, and all are treated in 
an attentive and courteous manner. We cor- 
dially commend Mr. Hendee's establishment to 
those of our readers who desire a fair equivalent 
for their money in perfect workmanship, cut, 
style, quality of goods, etc. 

E. F. Durand, Dealers in Groceries, Provis- 
ions and Fish, 860-864 State Street, corner Clark. 
— As an example of enterprise and industry we 
would call attention to Mr. E. F. Durand, who 
conducts a grocery store, a meat market and fisli 
market, besi(ie3 a special department for tea, 
coffee and spices, and a coal and wood depart- 
ment. These enterprises are conducted at Nos. 
860 and 864 State street, corner of Clark, and 
comprise one fioor, 60x70 feet in dimensions and 
a basement. Mr. Durand established this busi- 
ness in May, 1882, and has continued it with 
great success ever since, owing to his tine man- 
agement and judgment, as well as to the choice 
quality of tlie goods kept and the reasonable 
prices at which they are sold. His trade is both 
wholesale and retail and is very 'large throughout 
the city and vicinity. The stock comprises a 
choice line of fancy and staple groceries, teas, 
coffees and spices of the finest grades, fresh and 
salt meats of all kinds and a great variety of fish, 
fresh daily. All orders, either by telephone or 
otherwise, are [jromptly and carefully filled and 
goods are delivered free to all parts of the city. 
A large force of assistants are given employment 
and all customers are promptly and politely 
waited upon. This is a branch office of Hoyt's 
trade coupon system which is also used here 
with regular customers. Mr. E. F. Durand is a 
native of Meriden, Conn., and is member of the 
Free Masons, Odd Fellows, Ivnights of Pythias 
and Royal Arcanum, and is also Notary Public. 
He is a gentleman of experience and sound busi 
ness principles and greatly esteemed throughout 
the community. 



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Cullom & Co., Manufiicturers of Fine Car 
riae;es, Factory and Warerooms, 108 Franklin 
Street, New Haven.— The high character and 
standing of the leading carriage manufacturing 
establishments in Mew Haven renders the trade 
a noticeable feature of the commercial activity of 
the city. It would, however, be an arduous task 
to compute the amount of tiade transacted in 
this particular direction or the impetus which it 
naturally gives to all other branches. An old 
established and popular lirm engaged in this 
business is that of Messrs. Cullom & Co., whose 
spacious factory and warerooms are located at 
No. 108 Franklin street. This concern was origi- 
nally set on foot in 1807 under the firm name 
of Messrs, Miller & Cullom. In 1874 Mr. Cul 
lom became associated with Spock, tbe present 
eopartnership having been entered into in 1883. 
The firm employs some twenty five or thirty 
men, all skilled mechanics in their several de- 
partments, and the vehicles turned out in point 
of style, finish, excellency of workmanship and 
durability of material are not excelled by any 
other manufacturer in the New England States. 
Messrs. Cullom & Co. are makers of all kinds of 
road wagons, phajtons, light family carriages, 
rockaways, beach wagons, etc., each fitted up 
■with the ver}" latest improvements and convent 
ences which will in any way conduce to the com- 
fort of those using them. Mr. Cullom is a prac- 
tical man in every sense of tbe word, and exer- 
cises a strict personal supervision over the con- 
struction of every vehicle before he allows it to 
leave his establishment. In addition to manu 
facturing carriages, Messrs. Cullom & Co. also 
maintain a first class livery, cab and sale stable in 
the rear of the factory, this branch of the busi- 
ness being of the highest possible order. These 
well-known stables enjoy every facility and 
convenience for the care of the animals, are 
perfectly ventilated and neatly kept in every re- 
spect, and have acquired a richly merited popu- 
larity throughout the vicinity, not only for the 
superior care and attention bestowed upon all 
horses boarded there, but also for the reliability 
attending all the sales. Three floors are occupied 
by these stables, covering an area of 100x60 feet, 
and they are finely appointed and centrally loca- 
ted. Capable hands are employed and reason- 
able prices are asked for boarding, or for car- 
riage or cab hire, of which they make a specialty. 



New Haven Heat Supply Co., corner George 
and Temple Streets. — New Haven, in the matter 
of heating, as in water and lighting supply, is 
fully abreast of any of her sister cities in this 
country, and the people resident here may well 
congratulate themselves on the opportunities for 
the heating of their homes and business places 
by steam, afforded by the New Haven Heat Sup- 
ply Company. This organization was incorpo- 
rated and began business here in 1882, and pos- 
sesses valuable franchises and every facility for 
supplying steam for power, as well as heat for all 
domestic and manufacturing purposes, at most 
reasonable rates. 

The company's plant at 190 George, corner 
Temple street, is most complete, comprising ten 
boilers of an aggregate capacity of 750 hoi-se- 
power. At present the company are directing 



all their resources toward improving their heat 
service, which at this writing has attained a most 
commendable degree of perfection. The enter- 
prise of the organizers of this great enterprise i» 
deserving of recognition, and the system is year- 
ly growing in popular favor as the most complete 
and effective means of heating houses, offices, 
etc., and thus considered the cheapest method. 
The universal verdict of those who have availed 
themselves of the advantages oft'e red by this com- 
pany is that they get more and better warmth 
for money expended than by local heating, be- 
sides obviating the many disadvantages entailed 
from the use of stoves and furnaces. 

The company, at their own cost, lay service 
pipes to the curb and to cellar, the actual cost is- 
only charged from curb to cellar. The steam is 
sold by meter, which is attached at the compa- 
ny's expense, and the saving obtained by turning^ 
off the heat when not required, commends it to 
the use of the economical. 

Mr. Jas H. Foy is the President, E. H. Barnes, 
Treasurer, and Morris F. Tyler is the Secretary 
of the company, and Ira A. Holly is the Superin- 
tendent and Manager. They are pushing, enter- 
prising business men and influential citizens, and 
their worth is appreciated in » wide range of ac- 
quaintance, business and persona!. 



Lester C Dole & Co., Manufacturers, Deal- 
ers in and Importers of Superior Sporting 
Goods, 1004 Chapel Street.— The great impetus- 
and popularity which out-door sports have re- 
ceived of late years have led to the establishment 
of many large and prosperous houses engaged in 
the importation, manufacture and sale of the 
great variety of sporting goods which such exer- 
cises demand. Among these houses none bears- 
a higher reputation for enterprise and integrity 
than does that so ably and honorably carried oct 
by Lester C. Dole & Co., at No. 1004 Chapel 
street. This establishment was founded in 1881 
by Lester C. Dole & Co., imder the firm name 
given above. The variety and importance of the 
sporting goods now offered for sale would aston- 
ish one not acquainted with the subject, but suf- 
fice it to say here that the space allowed each 
firm in this book would be quite filled up if even 
a brief synopsis of the goods handled by the 
house under discussion was attempted. Some of 
the more important goods, however, should be 
mentioned, among them being pulley_ weights, 
gymnasium goods, boxing gloves, Indian clubs, 
dog outfits, rowing machines, fishing tackle, 
snow shoes, toboggans, cricket, base oall, lawn 
tennis, archery, croquet goods and cutlery. The 
firm issues a most complete and convenient cata- 
logue and price list, which is revised and extend- 
ed from season to season, and to which we invite 
the attention of those interested. Among other- 
valuable features it gives simple and concise 
rules for ordering goods by mail (by which 
means a large portion of the business of the 
house is done), by observing which all errors will 
be avoided and the best interests of both parties 
served. One floor 80x20 feet is occupied and five 
assistants are employed. 

Both members of the firm are natives of 
Brunswick, Maine, and have many friends in this, 
city. 



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LEADING BUSINESiPi MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



John Conboy, Merchant Tailor, 34 Center 
Street. — One of the k'ading tailors of New Ha- 
ven is Mr. John Conboj', whose fine establish- 
ment is located at No. 34 Center street, and wlio 
has been established here since 1873. He has by 
his skill in cutting and fitting developed an ex- 
tensive patronage throughout the city of New 
Haven. All who seek his services once are his 
patrons always. He occupies an attractive store 
where are displayed a fine stock, comprising 
woolens, worsted, cassimeres, suitings, broad- 
cloths and vesting of the best American and 
European productions. Mr. Conboy is a practi- 
cal cutter and tailor of extended experience, and 
his work is first-class in cut, fit and in artistic 
finish and workmanship. Mr. Conboy gives his 
personal supervision to every detail, and the gen- 
eral effect of a garment is a matter of careful 
consideration. He enjoys a first-class patrorwge 
among the gentlemen of the city, and guaran- 
tees satisfacton to all. Mr. Conboy is a gentle- 
man deserving of the highest success in his busi- 
ness. 




Wm. Johnston, Manufacturer of First-class 
Carriairc Wood Work, Liglit and Heavy Bodies 
a Specialty, Heavy Bodies Ironed Ready for 
Painting and Trimmirg, Five Class Landaus and 
Eight Spring Victorias a Specialty, 65 to 71 
Hamilton Street, New Haven. — The city of New 
Haven has long been famous for the quantity, 
<iu dity and styles of the carriages manufactured 
here. 

As accessory to the great carriage industry 
several extensive factories have been established 
in the Elm City for the manufacture of carriage 
builders' supplies, and largely to the superior 
product of these is the fame of New Haven car- 
riages due. 

A leading concern in this line of activity is that 
•of Mr. William Johnston, manufiicturer of car- 
riage wood work, Nos. 65 to 71 Hamilton street, 
who established himself in business here in 1880. 
His valuable plant is one of the most complete 
of the kind in the city, the premises consisting 
of two floors of his large building, each 40x125 
feet in size, and blacksmith shop fully equipped 
■with every device and appliance for his pnrposes, 
■with all the latest and best machinery in use op- 
erated by a steam engine of twenty-five horse- 
power. 

A force of skilled carriage builders, wheel- 
■wrights, etc., are employed in the manufacture 
of carriage woodwork, and the building and 
ironing of heavy bodies ready for painting, of 
■which Mr. Johnston makes a specialty, and such 



as five glass landaus and eight spring victorias. 
There is not in the country a more capable 
builder, and one whose work has commanded 
more universal commendation. Mr. Johnston is 
a practical expert in his avocation, and had 
charge of some of the leading shops in the 
country. He superintends in person every de- 
tail of the work in his establishment, and is fully 
competent and always willing to guarantee first- 
class workmanship and fullest satisfaction as to 
prices and all other particulars. Plis success in 
business in New Plaven has been marked and 
deserved, and his future success seems abun- 

j dantly assured. He furnishes any carriage to 

! order if desired. 

Eugene A. Callahan, Insurance Agent, 49 
Church Street, New Haven — With the best pos- 
sible facilities for effecting insurance on life and 
property against loss by death, accident or fire, 
at lowest rates of premium in companies of un- 
doubted strength and reliability, Mr. E. A. Cal- 
lahan has for four years past conducted a large 
business in New Haven. His oftlce is centrally 
located at No. 49 Church street, and 
those contemplating the making of pro- 
vision against death or casualty would do 
well to consult this reliable underwriter. 
Mr. Callahan is the agent in this city 
for the American Central Fire Insurance 
Company, the Fidtlity and Casualty 
Company, of New York, and the Mutual 
Benefit Life Insurance Company, of 
Newark, N. J., all of which rank among 
the foremost corporations in their special 
fields of operations. 

The assets of the Mutual Benefit Insur- 
ance Company, one of the leaders, aggre- 
gate $40,826,364.15, with a surplus of 
$5,512,129 31, a showing wdiich cannot fail to in- 
spire fullest confidence in the management of 
affairs. 

The American Central Insurance Company, of 
St. Louis, offers reliable and sure provision for 
destruction of property in event of fire at actual 
cost, with expenses reduced to the lowest possi- 
ble figure consistent -with prudence, and their as- 
sets of $1,173,177.61 at market values is the most 
positive guarantee of the certain payment of 
losses. 

The Fidelity and Casualty Company has for 
ten years taken the lead in reducing premium 
rates for desirable risks to a point so near to as- 
sessment concerns, that the difference when 
compared with real value is insignificant. The 
company is one of the most substantial financial 
institutions of the country, and is universally 
popular and deserving patronage. 

Mr. Callahan is a live, sagacious and respon- 
sible business man, and has won decided success 
by his worth. 

Ed^nrard P. Brett, Builder, 16 Artizan Street. 
— The establishment of Edward P. Brett, located 
at 16 Artizrn street, is one of the enterprising 
houses of New Haven, and as such holds a very 
enviable reputation throughout the city. 

The business was founded in 1863 by Hubbell 
& Brett, later Brett & Brown, succeeded in 1880 
by E. P. Brett, and the premises occupied con- 
sists of three floors, 65x25 feet in dimensions. 



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fitted np with all the modern machinery, run bj"^ 
steam, for sawing, turning and jobbing work in 
woods of all kinds. Contracts also taken for 
building. Twelve skilled carpenters are em- 
ployed, and all work is guaranteed to give satis- 
faction as regards first-class work and reasonable 
prices. The advantages jVIr. Brett possesses en- 
ables him to execute all orders with the utmost 
promptness. This enterprise will compare favor- 
ably with any in the city, and presents the most 
promising features for taking high rank among 
the builders of the State. jNIr. Brett is a native 
of Baltimore, j\ld., and is a gentleman of expe- 
rience and business enterprise, highly esteemed 
throughout the city, and fully deserves the ex- 
tensive patronage he receives. 

Union Club Stables, Geo. E. Trask, Proprie- 
tor, 57 Church Street. — P^or at least twenty years 
the above has been one of the principal sources 
of liverj' supply for the people of New Haven, 
and for one year past, under the able manage- 
ment of Mr. Geo. E. Trask, the old concern has 
lost none of its popularity or patronage. The 
Union Club Stables comprise a large two story 
building, 60x100 feet in dimensions, with every 
■convenience and appliance for the care of horses 
and carriages. Mr. Trask has at all times at the 
service of patrons, on "pleasure or on business 
bent," about twenty fine horses and elegant cabs, 
carriages, &c. , and at most reasonable rates sup- 
plies every requirement in his line satisfactorily. 
His turnouts are recognized as equal to any in 
the city, either in style or serviceability. Spe- 
cial prices are made tor weddings, funerals, etc., 
and orders by telephone or otherwise have 
prompt attention any hour of day or night. 

Mr. Trask is a live, reliable business man and 
■deservedly enjoys a large share of patronage. lie 
is a native of Irving, Mass., and served with 
credit as a volunteer in the Union army in the 
Rebellion. 

He is senior Vice Commander of the Grand 
Army Post at Wallingford, and is well and 
widely known and esteemed for his business and 
personal woith. 

Mrs. G. E. Norton, Dealer in Home-Made 
Cake and Pastry, 195 Olive Street, cor. State. — 
The piemises occupied by this lady are very 
conveniently located at No. 195 Olive street, at 
the junction of State street, is the store 
conducted by Mrs. G. E. Norton in a very satis- 
factory manner to her customers. The store is 
15x30 feet in dimensions, and the stock is very 
attractively arranged and neatly kept, and con 
sists of a full line of fruits and confectionery. 
Diebel's bakery goods fresh every day, and also 
the celebrated Hillman's ice cream. Polite and 
courteous assistants are on hand and wait upon 
customers in a prompt and intelligent man- 
ner. We think it is quite within our prov- 
ince to commend this establishment to our read- 
ers and to assure them that nothing will be left 
undone to make business transactions between 
themselves and their customers entirely satisfac- 
tory. 

A specialty is made by Mrs. Norton of carry- 
ing a choice line of fresh Home-Made Bread, 
■Cake and Pastry, which is greatly appreciated 
among the families of the neighborhood. 



Aug. C Traeger, Restaurant and Buffet, 72 
and 74 Center Street. — As with the cadets at 
West Point in former days, " Benny Havens" 
was as fiimiliar as household words, so " Trae- 
ger's," with the Yale collegians past and present, 
is significant of many happy hours, and suggest- 
ive of all that is elegant and desirable in the mat- 
ter of refreshments, solid and liquid. "Goto 
Traeger's," is an expression much in vogue at 
Yale, and strangers from all parts of the country 
visiting New Haven patronize the well known 
restaurant and buffet at 72 to 78 Center, and cor- 
ner Church and Chapel streets, and confirm the 
reputation of this successful caterer as "first 
among his peers." 

This old establishment was founded in 1865 by 
Mr. Lewis Traeger, the father of the present jiro- 
prietor, Mr. Aug. C. Tratiger, and for comfort 
and elegance the establishment has always held 
the leading place in New Haven. 

The menu is simply unsurpassable, and the 
manner of service is all that the most refined or 
exacting could desire. 

The choicest wines of Germany and France, 
and imported lager and ales, as well as domestic 
liquors, are always obtainable at Traeger's, and 
reasonable prices for everything is the invariable 
rule of the establishment. 

Mr. Traeger's premises comprise foiir floors of 
his fine building, each 60x125 feet in size, with 
private wine and dining rooms, and a corps of 
twenty-five courteous and expert waiters give 
prompt and polite attendance to guests. The 
appointments and arrangements of this model 
house are all that taste could suggest, and the 
patronage enjoyed from the best classes of people 
and students generally, emphasizes the popularity 
of this " prince of caterers." 

jVIr. Traeger is a genial, courteous gentleman, 
and his professional skill is called into frequent 
requisition for the most recherche wedding and 
dining parties and other festive occasions. 

E. H. Graham, Boarding and Feed Stable, 98 
Temple Street, New Haven. — All in search of a 
first-class stable for boarding and feeding will 
find one at No. 98 Temple street, kept by E. H. 
Graham. 

These stables were first opened in 1871, by .J. 
Galway. Mr. E. H. Graham, the present propri- 
etor, succeeded to control in 1879. It has been 
this gentleman's aim to keep a first-class stable, 
where one may board their horses or where they 
may obtain first-class feed, and he has succeeded 
to a marked degree in his undertaking. The 
stables occupy two floors, 20x50 feet in dimen- 
sions, and have ample accommodations for both 
horses and vehicles, skilled hostlers being em- 
ployed and every facility at hand for the comfort 
of animals. 

The stalls are neatly cared for and are commo- 
dious, great care being taken that proper ventila- 
tion is obtained. Mr. Graham is a native of 
New Haven, and numbers his friends by the 
score throughout the city. All baring business 
dealings with him will find him thoroughly reli- 
able, liberal in his dealings and reasonable in his 
prices. We prophecy a long, successful future 
for him. He also carries on quite a large busi- 
ness in horse-clipping, which is executed in a 
satisfactory manner. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




Smedley Bros., Teamsters, and Storage Ware- 
house, No. 313 State Street, 171 and 173 Brewery 
>?treet, No. 83 Long Wharf. — For many years 
the requirements of the people of New Haven for 
storage for merchandise and valuables have in a 
large measure been met by the old reliable house 
of Messrs. Smedley Bros., No. 313 State street, 
"where extensive storage warehouses are eligibly 
located at Nos 171 and 173 BreAvery street, witli 
their Freight office at No. 83 Long Wharf. This 
house was founded in 1868, by the firm of Smed- 
ley Bros. & Co., which was composed of Messrs. 
C. L. & W. W. Smedley, and of late the business 
has been conducted by the senior partner as sole 
proprietor, under the old firm name and style. 

In meeting the demand for extensive first class 
storage facilities long existing, by the erection of 
a commodious and safe building exclusively 
adapted for and devoted to tliis jiurpose, the en- 
terprise has met with most gratifying recognition 
in a large patronage. The new building is five 
stories in height, and is 80x160 feet in dimen- 
sions, and it is beyond question one of the most 
complete storage- warehouses in New England. 

A large fire-proof vault is provided especially 
for valuables and pictures, and a large elevator 
runs from the basement to the top of the build- 
ing, hoisting trucks and vans with their loads, 
thus saving several handlings and consequent 
injury. A watchman is constantly on duty day 
and night, and the most adequate protection 



against fire has been provided in the construction 
and equipment of the establishment. Carriages, 
baggage, family properties, works of art and 
general merchandise are securely stored at rea- 
sonable rates, and the new vans, made by ther 
firm, especially for the removal of furniture, etc., 
are entirely enclosed and padded throughout, 
giving every facility for safely removing statu- 
ary, mirrors, paintings and furniture of every de- 
scription with perfect safety. 

Freights are received and forwarded, and 
through bills of lading are given to all parts of 
the United States and Canada, and all orders for 
packing, movmg and shipping merchandise are 
promptly executed in the most satisfactory man- 
ner. 

Insurance on goods stored with Smedley Bros. 
& Co., is effected at minimum rates of premium, 
owing to the exceptionally safe construction of 
the building. An idea of the extent of the busi- 
ness of the house may be gathered from the fact 
that 50 men, 75 horses and 60 wagons, vans, etc., 
are required to conduct it, and the punctuality, 
and methods of the house uniformly inspire the 
fullest confidence. 

Mr. Smedley is a native of Litclifield, Conn., 
and has by tlie exercise of unprecedented energy 
developed an industry of most important propor- 
tions, and has accomplished a w'ork of the great- 
est benefit to the people of this city. Fine horses 
for every purpose he offers on reasonable terms. 



LEAD TNG BUSmESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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Geo. B. Hanover, Pharmacist, 281 Water St., 
"New Haven, Conn.— With twelve years experi- 
ence as a practical pharmacist, Mr. Geo. B. Han- 
over is conducting a flourishing drug business in 
New Haven, and his establishment at 281 Water 
street has long been the leading source of med- 
icine supply in this section of the city. 

His store is very attractive and tasteful in its 
arrangement and appointments and every facil- 
ity for compounding prescriptions, and the ac- 
commodation of customers is provided. A lull 
line of pure and reliable drugs, medicines and 
chemicals, and druggists' sundries is always kept 
in stock, and everything is supplied at reasonable 
prices, and guaranteed of standard excellence. 
Prescriptions are compounded with greatest care, 
and accuracy is always guaranteed, and confi- 
-dence in the skill and ability of this experienced 
pharmacist is always justified. 

Mr. Hanover is a native of New Haven, and 
established himself in business here in 1878. 
He is an energetic, progressive business man, and 
his worth has met with recognition in a large and 
growing patronage. 



William Schnabel, Manufacturer and Repair- 
er of all kinds of Musical Instruments, 758 
Chapel Street. — Notably proficient in the art of 
music and skilled in the manufacture of .musical 
instruments of every description, Mr. William 
Schnabel has found ample scope for his energy 
and ability in a wide range of work in New Ha- 
ven, during the ixist six years. During this pe- 
riod he has been successfully engaged in business 
in this city in the manufacture and repairing of 
musical instruments of every description, and his 
work has fully attested his worth in every par- 
ticular. His establishment is located al No. 758 
Chapel street, where he has every facility and 
the requisite ability to execute in the most satis- 
factory manner all commissions for the repair 
and tuning of musical instruments, string, reed 
and wind, Hud the best possible results are ob- 
tained by placing orders with this reliable ex- 
pert. 

Mr. Schnabel is a German by birth and his 
education in musical art and his experience in 
the manufacture of instruments have eminently 
■qualified him for the successful prosecution of his 
avocation, and the important proportions his 
trade has assumed is a just tribute to his techni- 
cal skill and business worth. 



D. Ackley & Son, Fish and Oysters, 24 Con- 
gress Avenue. — Prominent among the enterpris- 
ing business houses of New Haven is the firm of 
DT Ackley & Son, whose place of business is at 
^4 Congress Avenue. The business was estab- 
lished in 1879, and has grown rapidly and stead- 
ily from its inception. Their dealings combine 
both wholesale and retail transactions, goods be- 
ing shipped as far as Hartford and Springfield, 
while a large retail business is done in New Ha- 
ven and vicinity. They carry a very large stock 
-of fish and oysters, everything being of the best 
quality whicli can be selected by the long expe 
xience of the firm. 

The firm is constituted of Mr. Daniel Ackley 
and Mr. Fred Ackley, his son. The senior mem- 



ber is a native of Haddam, Conn. The junior 
member of the firm, Mr. Fred Ackley, was born 
in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1860. They are both 
very popular socially. 

Among the many varieties of fish handled we 
will mention, Halibut, Haddock, Cod, Perch- 
both sail and fresh— Eels, Salmon, Oysters, 
Clams, Scollops, Crabs, Lobsters, etc., etc. All 
orders by telephone will be filled promptly. 



Jacob F. Sheiffele, Retail Dealer in first qual- 
ity Beef, Pork, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, Sausages, 
Vegetables, etc.. Poultry and Game in their sea- 
sous. No. 409 State Street.— Among the many 
stores in this section of the city devoted to the 
Provision business, that of Jacob F. Sheiffele de- 
serves special mention as being one of the most 
popular in this line of trade. 

The business was established by Mr. Sheiffele 
in 1865. He is well-known as an extensive re- 
tail dealer in all kinds of Meals and Poultry, be- 
sides Vegetables in their season. He carries a 
complete stock of everything in his line, which 
will merit commendation on inspection. His 
goods are purchased from first hands and on 
such advantageous terms as to enable him to 
furnish his customers with their supplies at the 
lowest bottom prices. 

Mr. Sheiffele gives his entire time and personal 
attention to the interests of his patrons. He oc- 
cupies a large store 100x20 feet in dimensions, lo- 
cated at 409 State street. He has three compe- 
tent assistants, who give their prompt and 
courteous attention to all customer, 'n a business- 
like manner. 

Mr. Sheiffele was born in Germany in 1832, 
and is highly esteemed for his industry, enter- 
prise and sterling business qualities. 



"Athenaeum Dining Rooms," W. J. Skinner, 
Manager, 65 C:enter Street.— We would call the 
especial attention of our readers to the establish^^ 
ment known as the "Athenceum Dining Rooms," 
so ably managed by Mr. W. .J. Skinner, at No. 
65 Center street. These rooms were opened m 
1876, and the present management assumed con- 
trol January 1st, and has infused new life into 
the enterprise and made his energy and practical 
knowledge felt throughout the establishment. 
A floor and basement 80x20 feet each are occu- 
pied, and the place is fitted up in a tasteful and 
convenient manner for the comfort of patrons. 
Trained and courteous waiters are employed and 
all orders are tilled in the quickest manner which 
is compatible with the toothsomeness of the dish 
served. The very best that the market affords 
is used, and as only skillful and experienced 
cooks are employed, guests are assured that it is 
no fault of the management if they fail to make 
a satisfactory meal there at most reasonable 
prices, a first-class dinner being served for 25 
cents. Mr. Skinner is a native of New York 
city, but has resided bee for thirty years, and 
has made many friends since he became manager 
of these popular dining rooms. He is a member 
of the G. A. R. and Knights of Pythias, and is 
well and favorably known throughout the com- 
munity. 



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LI^ABINO BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



A. A. Kellogg, Headquarters for Sportsmen's 
Goods, Nos. 500 State Street, and '6 Elm Street. 
— This business was established in 1810 by 
Messrs. Duntzee & Jaynes and after several 
changes came under the management of the pres 
ent proprietor, Mr. A. A. Kellogg in 1867. It is 
safe to say that this is one of the oldest, if not tJie 
oldest, in the city, and it has sustained a large 
annuall}' increasing trade since its present pro- 




prietor assumed control and its success has been 
phenomenal, owing to his fine management and 
thorough experience in all its minutest details. 
Tlie premises occupied for trade purposes are lo- 
cated at Nos. 506 State and 3 Elm streets, and 
comprise two flooi's, covering an area of 90x30 
feet. The trade is of both a wholesale and retail 
character. These premises are stocked with a 
large and complete line of everything in the way 
of sportsmen's goods, and carries the largest 
stock of breech-loading guns and fishing tackle in 
the State. Key fitting and bell hanging is also a 
feature with this house and all orders are at- 
tended to in a prompt and satisfactory manner. 
Three polite and attentive assistants are em- 
ployed and all are treated in a courteous manner. 
Ml*. Kellogg is a native of New Hartford, (Con- 
necticut, and has long been identified with New 
Haven, where he has built up a business, one of 
the largest of its kind in the State, and regarded 
as a reliable and representative house, being a 
credit to the industries of tlie city. He is also 
well known as an expert on guns and is familiar 
with every detail of the business. 

Eagle Drug Store, Deutsche Apotheke, 450 
Congress Avenue, New Haven. — One of the 
largest and most extensive drug houses iu this 
section of the city is that of the "Eagle Drug 
Store " (Deutsche Apotheke) located at No. 450 
Congress avenue. The foundation of the business 
was laid two years ago by the present manager, 
John A. ]\liller. The store covers an area of 
24x50 feet, and is neatly and attractively fitted 
up, being well stocked with every variety of 
drugs, patent medicines, toilet articles, etc. 
Prescriptions are carefully and accurately com 
pounded, every detail being under the supervis- 
ion of Ernst Wadewitz— who has had "fifteen 
years experience. Mr. Miller is a native of New 
Haven. Both are gentlemen of experience and 
judgment, being fully capable of attending to 
the wants of their many customers Prompt- 
ness in the execution of all orders and the re- 
liability of Mr. IMiller has secured for him an en- 
viable reputation throughout the community, 
and the indications are favorable towards the 
complete success this young house deserves. 




Elm City Suspender Co., Manufacturers of 
Suspenders, Stocking Supporters and Armlets, 
No. 365 State Street.— This house, though found- 
ed so late as 1881, has already acquired a name 
and reputation for manufacturing first-class 
goods. The factory being thoroughly equipped 
with the latest improvements for the successful 
prosecution of their trade. Mr. H. Machol was 
the founder of tbe business, wliich in 1882 came 
under the management which it enjoys at pres- 
ent, Mr. Henry Hertz, who called it the "Elm 
City Suspender Co." The premises occupied are 

located at No. 365 
State street, and 
consist of one floor 
60x20 feet in di- 
mensions, employ- 
ment being gives 
to eight skilled 
hands. The goods 
manufactured con- 
sist of all kinds of 
suspenders, gents' 
garters and arm 
elastics, and the 
celebrated automat- 
ic brace and spinal 
support. All orders 
being promptly fill- 
ed at short notice 
and most reason- 
able prices. All 
goods being found 
to excel in execu- 
tion, finish and design. Mr. Hertz is a native of 
Strasburg, Germany, and is a gentleman of busi- 
ness ability and integritj', well and favorably 
known throughout the city. From personal in- 
spection we say that this house is entirely worthy 
the patronage of our readers, and they ask no 
better recommendation for their goods than parties 
who have purchased them are willing to furnish. 

H. H. Blake, Dealer in Crockery, Glass, Tin 
and Wooden Ware, 756 State Street. — Largely 
engaged iu the above-mentioned line of business, 
including crockery, glass, tin and wooden-ware, 
kerosene oil, lamps, etc., whose establishment is 
one of the most complete of its kind in this sec- 
tion of New Haven, we find Mr. H. H. Blake 
located at No. 756 State street. This house was 
established in 1871 by Mr. Blake. The premises 
occupied consist of a fine store 70x20 feet in di- 
mensions, also a basement and storehouse. The 
display of goods includes, besides those already 
mentioned, a large stock of fancy goods and 
toys, stoves, etc., and in addition to this business 
he also carries on quite a large coal and wood 
trade. The beauty and variety in all the differ- 
ent departments of this business must be seen to 
be fully appreciated, and we would advise all 
our readers to examine the goods contained in 
this establishment before concluding purchases 
elsewhere. Mr. Blake is a native of Watertown, 
Conn., and is thoroughly experienced in all the 
details of his business. He is polite and atten- 
tive to all and is well-fitted by long experience 
for successfully carrying on the business, and 
well deserves the confidence, consideration and 
esteem he enjoys, which has resulted in a large 
trade throughout this section. 



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J. H. Kearney, Dealer in Groceries, Provisions 
and Fruits, 74 and 76 Con,£;res3 Avenue. — Anioni!; 
the many popular ent rprises of the rity of New 
Haven which bear the marks of increasing pros 
perity is the establishment of Mr. J. H. Kear 
ney, located at Nos. 74 and 76 Congress avenue, 
corner of Hill street. The proprietor established 
himself here in 1872 and has conducted the busi 
ness -with success. The premises occupied com- 
prise a double store, large and commodious, in 
which eight employes attend to the wants of cus- 
tomers in a prompt manner. The stock carried 
is large and select. Mr. Kearney is possessed of 
intimate relations wiih shippers, importers and 
producers, and the clioicest groceries will be 
found in his stock. The greatest care is exer- 
cised in procuring the goods, and they may be re- 
lied upon for freshness and purity. 

A full suiiply is also carried of provisions, 
fruits and vegetables. New goods are also con- 
stantly arriving. 

]\Ir. Kearney was born in Northampton, Mass., 
and by strict attention to the wants of his custo 
mers he now commands a trade of $100,000 per 
year, and has become eminently popular with his 
host of patrons. 

A. O. Blenner & Co., Manufacturers of All 
Kinds of Pickles, Sauces, Oils, Mustards, Vine- 
gar, Hor.-e Hadish, Laundry Blue, etc., 141 State 
Street. — It has been truly said that "hunger is 
the best sauce," l)ut in tliese days of plenty, less 
inconvenient means of stimulating the appe'ite 
are resorted to by all classes and conditions. In- 
deed, no menu in our day is complete without 
condiments, and the degree of perfection at- 
tained in the manufacture of pickles, sauces, etc., 
has made these articles of food among the most 
important items in the bills of fare of modern 
times. Among the extensive manufacturers of 
wholesale dealers in this class of merchandise, 
and table delicacies in New England is the well- 
known firm of A. C. Blenner & Co. 

This enterprise was inaugurated in 1878, and 
from the beginning the business has been con- 
ducted with unvarying success under the pres- 
ent firm name and style. 

The premises comprise a large five-story build- 
ing, fully supplied with machinery and appli 
ances for the manufacture of pickles, sauce;-, oils, 
mustards, jellies, catsup, vinegar, horse radish, 
laundry blue, etc., operated by steam power, an<l 
a competent force of employees are engaged in 
the several departments of the busint ss. The 
fi.rm are rapidly growing famous for the superior 
quality of their product ami merchandise gene- 
rally, and the house is the popular source of sup- 
ply for jobbers and the trade generally in the 
Eastern and Middle States. Messrs. Blenner & 
Co , are large packers of lamb^' tongues, pigs' 
feet, tripe, etc., and supply the delicacies above 
enumerated at lowest po-sible margin al)ove cost 
of production, and in quality as in prices the 
firm successfully compete with any house in 
their line in the United States. 

The firm is composed of Messrs. A. C. and B. 
P. Blenner, both of whom are well and widely 
known in business circles as merchants of un- 
questioned probity, whose energy and honorable 
business methods command the general confi- 
dence of the trade at home and abroad. 



A. E. Dudley & Son, Fire Insurance Agents, 
818 Chapel Street, Rooms 12 and 13, Phoenix 
Building. — Probably no Fire Insurance Agency 
in New Haven has had a more honorable exist- 
ence than that of A. E. D^ dley & Son, whose 
oflice is located at 818 Chapel street, where they 
occupy two rooms, 12 and 13, in the Phoenix 
Building. This firm was established in 1871 by 
A. E. Dudley, who had enjoyed a previous 
experience as solicitor for seven years. In 1878 
he admitted his son, Frederick A., as partner. 
This firm has, since its start, been considered 
amongst the leadintr insurance firms in the city, 
representing as it does some of the finest com- 
panies in the country, among which we may name 
the Agricultural, Watertown, N. Y., Hartford 
County Mutual of Hartford, Citizens of New 
York city, Clinton of New York citj', Mechanics 
of Brooklyn, N. Y., Peoples of Manchester, and 
the Granite State of Portsmouth. N. H. 

This firm, enjoying a long experience in insur- 
ance matters, has secured a patronage among 
property owners, which would not appear 
slransre when it is known that this house can 
truthfully affirm during sixteen years it has 
never failed to pay the indemnities arising from 
losses of its patrons, with a single exception, 
where to have paid it w^ould have been to put a 
premium on fraud. From this it will be seen that 
both the insurer and the insured obtain their 
strict rights through this agency, and invari- 
ably will be given satisfaction. Mr. A. E. Dud- 
ley is a native of Guilford, Conn., while his son, 
Fred. A., was born in Stratford, Conn. Their 
business is principally in New Haven and vicin- 
ity, and in their office which is 15x25 feet in di- 
mensions, they employ several competent assist- 
ants to facilitate their, increasing business. • Mr. 
A. E. Dudley is a member of AVooster Lodge of 
Masons, and both gentlemen feel grateful for 
their liberal patronage, and are sure that with 
long experience in the business and a good line of 
reliable companies they can give !■ati^faction to 
all their patrons. Insurance effected on all 
kinds of property. Losses honorably adjusted 
and proniptly paid. They have recently added 
to their line of companies and can now place 
large lines of insurance. Messrs. Dudley & Son, 
are connected by telephone. 

O. & A. G. Walters, Tailors, Clothes Made 
to Order. Cleaned and Repaired, Room 8, 792 
Chapel St.— This firm of C. & A. G. Walters 
was establshed in 1872, and consists of Christian 
Walters, who is a native of Germany, and his 
son, Adolph G. Walters, a native of New York. 
These gentlemen occupy a centrally-located 
room, 45 x 30 feet in dimensions, situated at No. 
792 Chapel street, which is devoted to the manu- 
facture of fine custom clothing, making a spe- 
cialty of cleaning, repairing, and making altera- 
tions of gentlemen's clothing. Several experi- 
enced hands are employed; tlie proprietors, how- 
ever, superintend every detail. The trade is 
very large. This is the most popular tailoring 
house of its kind in the city, and to all those de- 
siring first-class work, we c(mi7Tiend this house. 

Mr. Adolph G. Walters has been president and 
treasurer of the Arctic Coterie Benefit Associa- 
tion. Both gentlemen are highly esteemed 
citizens. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



The New Haven Japan and Varnish Co., 

Makers of Fine Varuishes, Baking Japans, Lac- 
quers, Hard Oil Finish and Dryers, Kimberly 
Ave., New Haven. — Tlie growing importance of 
the carriage manufacturing interests wLiich liave 
brought her distinction at home and abroad, has 
developed other industries correspondingly great, 
and the city is now not only famous for her car- 
riage factories, but as a producing point for all 
that enters into the construction of vehicles. 
The New Haven Japan and Varnish Company is 
one of these representative industrial enterprises, 
and in the six years of its existence the concern 
has taken a leading place among the kindred 
manufacturing establishments of the country. 

The company was organized and incorporated 
20th of January, 1881, and from the beginning 
its affairs have been conducted with marked 
success, exceptional ability, energy and tact. 
The extensive works of the company at New 
Haven are a model of completeness, and the cor- 
poration have at hand every facility and they 
are thus enabled to manufacture in large quanti- 
ties everything in their line of finest quality, and 
to place their goods upon the market at lowest 
prices, in all lespects swccessfully competing 
with any similar concern in the United States. 
The output comprises fine varnishes, baking 
Japans, lacquers, hard-oil finish, dryers, espec- 
ially adapted to carriage builders purposes, and 
in all markets the company may safely rest their 
claims to patronage on the merits of their mer- 
chandise. 

Mr. Carlos Smith is the president and treasurer 
of this well known company, and Mr. John S. 
Fleury is the efBcient secretary and superintend- 
ent, and in their keeping the interests of the com- 
pany are in every way sul^crved, and its reputa- 
tion and trade maintained. 



Piatt &, Thompson, Interior Decorators, Paint- 
ing and Frescoing, 64 and 66 Orange Street. — 
In olden times tlie art of interior decoration was 
reserved for palaces, cathedrals, churches and 
theaters, etc., and it was not until recently that 
the decoration of our dwellings and business 
places became so popular. The art of painting 
And fi'escoing ranks above the common branches 
of business as it requires the taste and f^kill of 
artists to execute the beautiful designs which are 
now so f requentlj'' to be seen. Prominent among 
this line of artists is the firm of Plait & Thomp- 
son, who commenced business in 1882 and dur- 
ing the whole of its career it has been noted for 
its high class and tasteful work in wall decora- 
tions. 

Messrs. Piatt & Thompson employ upwards of 
twenty five workmen whose tastes and skill is 
often displayed in the elegant buildings they 
have d^•corated. This firm executes painting in 
all its branches and no establishment in this city 
is more prompt, energetic or enterprising in keep- 
ing abreast with the improved tastes of the times. 

These gentlemen are distinguished among the 
mural decorators of this city and their stead- 
ily increasing business denotes the merited suc- 
cess they have already gained. They are re- 
spected for their genera! courtesy and business 
integrity and all orders entrusted to them will be 
faithfully performed. 




Sam. Thompson, Billiard Parlors, 890 Chapel 
Street, Insurance Building. — An old and popular 
resort for those in quest of reci'eation are the i 

elegant billiard parlors of iSam. Thompson, No. I 
890 Chapel street, the oldest, and unquestion- • 
ably the finest and largest, on Chapel Street. It 
gf)es without saying that the manngement of this 
establishment has been all that could be desired, J 
when it is remembered that for thirty years this | 
veteran has enjoyed a large proportion of the 
most desirable patronage of the people of New 
Haven, and students of Yale College, and that 
from the beginning the business has prospered. 

Mr. Thompson's parlors are 80 x 70 feet in 
dimensions, and are models of completeness and 
good management. The rooms are artistically 
ornamented, and equipped with tables of the best 
and latest manufacture, and the good order and 
respectability of the place makes it a popular 
resort for the lovers of these scientific games. 

Every facility for quiet enjoyment of the 
games is provided, and an hour spent in these 
model parlors is a most pleasant experience for 
players or " lookers on in Venice." 

Mr. Thompson is a native of New Haven, and 
is well and widely known for his business enter- 
prise and worth, and in establishing and main- 
taining his first-class, respectable parlors, he has 
met with decided and deserved success. 

M. Armstrong & Co., Manufacturers of Fine 
Carriages, 4:33 Chapel Street. — Prominently 
among the old and representative firms that have 
contributed largely to the material progress of 
the city as a source of supply of fine carriages is 
the house of M. Armstrong & Co., located at 433 
Chapel street. This business was established in 
1859 by M. Armstrong and G. and T. Ailing un- 
der the firm name of M. Armstrong & Co. In 
1867 the interest of G. and T. Ailing was pur- 
chased by M. Armstrong, who has since that 
time continued the business under the original 
firm name. The works are very spacious, occu- 
pying a fine brick building of six floors with a 
frontage of 100 feet on Chapel street, and a very 
large number of experienced and skillful work- 
men are employed in the various departments. 
The production is what is known as the heavier 
order of carriages, comprising Landaus, Coaciies, 
Coupes, Broughams, Victorias, Cabriolets, Han- 
som Cabs, etc., of which a large assortment 
may always be found in their warerooms. The 
productions of this establishment have for many 
years been known as the finest and best work 
made, combining beauty of design, ease of rid- 
ing, lightne=s of running, luxuriousness of finish, 
and durability. Mr. Armstrong is a native of 
New York city and has been Councilman and 
Alderman of the City of New Haven and is a 
well known and highly esteemed citizen. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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Beers' Photograph Parlors, 762 Chapel Street. 
— Few who have reaclitd middle age can fail to 
remember the tedious job it was some fifteen or 
twenty years ago to liHve one's photograph taken, 
■who can forget the stiff, unnatunil attitudes one 
was forced to assume at the direction and bidding 
of the photographic "artists" of those early days. 
But now eveiything is changed, true art has 
found its way into the business and the instan- 
taneous process, by which, instead of the ancient 
" sitting " of three minutes, a likeness is taken in 
lesstlian a st'cond, has truly worked wonders. 
A striking example of the tremendous strides 
towards perfection which have been made in the 
photographic art is to be found in the many es- 
tablishments which exist for its prosecution. 
Here in New Haven, for instance, is the gallery 
conducted by JVIr. W. A. Beers, an artist in every 
sense of the word, which is situated at No. 762 
Chapel street. The firm name wht^n it was origi- 
nally started in 1850, was that of Wm. Judscm, 
who, after a lapse of five years, w\as succeeded 
by Beers & jNIansfield, who, in 1867, were suc- 
ceeded by the present proprietor, Wm. A Beers. 
This old established house was the first to make 
photographs and introduce ambrotvpes in New 
Haven, and at present writing they number more 
negatives than any other gallery in the city, 
namely, 52,000. When they started nothing Imt 
daguerreotypes were known, which only goes to 
prove the rapid advance photography has made 
in the past thirty five years. Their work em- 
braces crayon and India ink pictures, as well as 
all styles of photos. 

Mr. Beers is universally admitted to be one of 
the best photographers here, and his large and 
elegantly fitted up waiting room is very rarely free 
from visitors. Five capable and eflicient assistants 
are employed. 

Mr. Beers is a native of New Haven, and has 
been Councilman of New Haven two different 
terms and is a prominent citizen, as well as 
thorough artist. 

Broadway Stables, 39 Broadway, F. C. Can- 
dee, Proprietor. — Neat and attractive stables for 
both livery, feed, boarding and sale, are those 
known as the "Broadway Stables," and situated at 
No. 39 Broadway. This enterprise was originated 
in 1884 l)y Mr. F. C. Candee, the present proprie 
tor, and has been conducted by him in a thor- 
oughly creditable manner, not only furthering 
his own interests, but those of the community in 
general. Mr. Candee is a fine judge of horse- 
flesh, and all wishing to buy or exchange horses 
will find him a thoroughly reliable man^ and lib- 
eral in his dealings wi:h all. His stables occupy 
two floors, with an area of 100x80 ft. and he keeps 
constantly on hand for livery purposes 12 car- 
riages, same number of horses, besides ample ac- 
commodations for boarding horses. The prem- 
ises are finely arranged and well ventilated, 
having commodious stalls and every facility at 
hand for the care of horses and vehicles, capable 
hostlers being employed, and everything possible 
done for the accommodation of its patrons. 

Mr. Candee is a native of Oxford. Conn., and 
has served as Selectman of that town. Since 
his residence here lie has obtained an enviable 
reputation for integrity and strict business princi- 
ples. 




'ii'^^^i'^l'Sii^i^ 



Henry Austin & Son, Architects, Office, 
Street's Building, 746 Cliapel Street.— One of the 
oldest and best known architects in Connec- 
ticut is Mr. Henry Austin, of the firm of Hen- 
ry Austin & Son, who, for the past fifty years, 
have been identified with the interests of this 
c\iy, and who are the piont ers in this line in the 
United Stales. The senior partner was born in 
the year 1804 and commenced the architectural 
business in the year 1886, and at that time there 

was only o n e 
other of the 
same profession 
in the State. 
Some 3 years 
after opening 
the office assist- 
ance was em- 
ployed to keep 
up with the de- 
mand for draw- 
ings, etc., and 
have had since 
on a n average 
three draughts- 
men in the of- 
fice continually. 
Many leading 
architects in tiiia 
city and in the 
AVest gradujited 
from this office. Of the many buildings drawn 
by Mr. Austin are the City Hall, Yale National 
Bank, Ploadley Building, private dwellings 
and chnrches in this city, also in all parts 
of the State, as well as in every State of ihe 
Union, and all speak of Mr. Austin's taste and 
skill. About 1857 a partnership was formed 
with one of his draughtsmen, but lasted only a 
short tune. In 1880 Mr. F. D. Austin beci,me 
associated with him, and the firm name still re- 
mains as such. 

Mr. Austin tells of several people calling upon 
him after ojiening the office, who stopped in to 
find out what an architect was. 

Mr George C. A. Brown, an architect of this 
city, is now located witli Messrs. Austin & Son, 
who have orders for several buildings in the city 
and about the State. 

Architecture, like any other profession, has be- 
come common, and draughtsmen are as plenty as 
skippers in an old cheese, still they get a living it 
is presumed. As a suggestion to those who are 
about to build should advise them to go to a pro- 
fessional architect for consultation, and decide 
upon what they want before applying to a car- 
penter, as many carpenters will rough off on a 
piece of board or old grocery paper a few marks 
and contract for the work, and on completion 
there are many points neglected that are serious 
nuitters to the owner, and trouble frequently 
arises from a misunderstanding and often a law- 
suit. 

Many prominent buildings have been con- 
structed after phms drawn by these gentlemen 
and built under their personal supervision, both 
in this city and througliout the United States. 
Both members of the firm are well and favorably 
known in business and social circles. Mr. H. 
Austin is a native of Hamden, Ct., and Mr. F. 
D. Austin of this city. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Selden House, T. M. Kenna, Proprietor, 440 
State St.— It is a trite but true saying that " they 
are best governed who are least governed," and 
by analogy, those of the masses who are the least 
restrained by the conventionalities of social life 
find the greatest amount of happiness at home 
and abroad. To the average traveler, who pre- 
fers substantial comfort at a reasonable price to 
style, often at the sacrifice of personal conven 
ience, and always at considerable expense, a 
hotel where the nearest approach to the ease and 
^njoymentof home is attained is apriceless boon; 
and where these conditions and popular prices 
both obtain, the ideal hostelry of the great 
majority of tlie traveling public is reached. 

There is not in New England a house more 
nearly approaching this ideal than 4he Selden 
House, formerly "Madison," of New Haven, 
which for many years has maintained its prestige 
and patronage as one of the best conducted estab- 
lishments in the State. Since October, 1886, 
under the proprietorship of Mr. Thomas M. 
Kenna, the Selden has more than retained its 
hold on popular favor. Its central location on 
one of the principal thoroughfares, with street 
cars passing the door, at short intervals, to and 
from all parts of the city; the number, furniehing 
and arrangement of the rooms, and tiie complete- 
ness of the house in its appointments alone make 
it a desirable home lor strangers, and when the 
excellence of its cuisine and the proverbial zeal 
of the proprietor in behalf of the pleasure and 
comfort of hisgues'sare considered, the " Selden" 
takes first place in the esteem of the traveling 
public sojourning in this city. . 

Mr. Kenna has first-class accommodations for 
100 guests, and guarantees to satisfy the most 
fastidious in matters of bed and board at most 
reasonable prices. He makes specially low rates 
for theatrical parties, with whom his house is the 
most popular in the city, and his allabiiity and 
courtesy make him a universal favorite with his 
guests. 

Mr. Kenna is a New York man by birth, and 
has resided in New Haven for 17 years. He was 
formerly successfully engaged in business here as 
a manufacturer of machinery, patterns, etc.. and 
is fiivorably known in manutiicturing circles as 
an expert in all matters involving mechanical 
skill and ingenuity. He is a model host in all 
that the term implies, and possesses that tact 
which makes even transient guests his warm, 
personal friends. 



Fred'k Lendroth, Dealer in Choice Groceries 
and Provisions, Meats and Vegetables, Teas, Cof- 
fees, Spices, &c.. First Class Family Flour, No. 
121 Hamilton Street. — Popular among the many 
business houses in New Haven devoted to the 
grocery and provision trade, is that of Mr. Fred'k 
Lendroth, located at 121 Hamilton street. This 
store is large and well fitted up for the handling 
of a choice stock of goods, comprising in the 
grocery department the best brands of flour, teas, 
coffees, spices, and, in fact, everything in the 
staple and fancy grocery line, and for quality 
and freshness the stock carried has no superior in 
this section of the city. 

In the provision department may be constantly 
found a full line of meals and vegetables, such as 



beef, mutton, pork, lard, hams, veal and poultry, 
also corned and smoked meats, and every kind 
of vegetables in their season. Mr Frederick 
Lendroth established his business in 1872, and 
now enjoys one of the most sub.-tantial customs 
in the city. Mr. Lendroth gives his entire time 
to the business, and the careful selection of his 
stock, which combines purity and low prices, 
renders it desirable for customers to visit this 
store before purchasing elsewhere. Mr. Lendroth 
is an enterprising, euergt-tie, business man, cour- 
teous to all, and has succeeded in making this 
store one of the most popular of its kind in New 
Haven. The public are assured of receiving only 
first-class goods at the lowest market prices 

Mr. Fred'k R. Lendroth is a native of Ger- 
many, and the honorable, upright manner of 
conducting his business has gained him much 
popidarity. He is a member of the Odd Fellows. 



Nathan J. Beers, Apothecary, No. 51 Broad- 
way.— A well known and popular member of the 
pharmaceutical profession in this city is Mr. 
Nathan J. Beers, Apothecary, 51 Broadway, who 
enjoys a large patronage and bears an excellent 
reputation for accuracy and reliability in com- 
pounding physicians' prescriptions. 

Mr. Beers, who is a native of New Haven, suc- 
ceeded in 1871 Mr. O. B. Leavenworth, who was 
the founder of this house. 

He occupies two floors, 30x80 feet in dimen- 
sions. His store is handsomely equipped with 
an attractive arrangement of goods, imparting to 
the place a very inviting appearance and a well 
selected slock is carried of pure drugs, chemicals 
and extracts, proprietary medicines, medicinal 
wines and liquors, toilet articles, perfumery 
goods, etc. Two expt-rieuced assis'ants are em- 
ployed, the prescription department, however, 
being under the close personal supervision of the 
proprietor. 



C. A. Hemingway, Undertaker, 298 Elm 
Street. — If any enterprise is entitled to promi- 
nence ard contidence, that of Mr. C. A. Heming- 
way can certainly make such claim, as it ranks 
among the mo-tl reliable undertaking establish- 
ments in the city. The business was established 
in 1873, at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y , by Mr. Henung- 
way, he removed his business to New Haven in 
1884; and under his energetic and capable man- 
agement has enjoyed uninterrupted success. He 
possesses an extensive experience in the business, 
and by his care and industry has built up a large 
trade. He takes full charge of the dead, furnish- 
ing everything lequired for the plainest and 
most expensive funerals, and his sympathy and 
fine sense of propriety go far toward moderating 
the grit f of families or friends. 

The premises occupy one floor, 20 x 100 feet 
in dimensions, finely arranged and adapted to 
the business. In connection with his undertak- 
ing establishment, Mr. Hemingway makes and 
repairs mattresses; repairs, upholsters and var- 
nishes furniture; also, carpets, oilcloths and 
matting laid. Every department of the enter- 
prise is, in fact, well orgaiuzed and under a 
thorough control. Mr. Hemingway enjoys a fine 
the reputation as an undertaker. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



171 



Bradley Bros., Dealers in Choice Beef, Pork, 
Mutton, Hams, Vegetables, &c., 26 Grand Ave — 
One of the foremost and most popular provision 
•dealers in this part of the city are Messrs Brad- 
ley Bros., whose place of business is at No. 26 
Grand ave. This firm established themselves 
twenty-one years ago, and by uniformly fair and 
liberal dealing has since then built up a bu-iness 
of which they maj' well be proud and which has 
few parallels in the city among those engaged in 
;a similar line of trade. 

A very large and complete stock of meats, 
poultry, hams, mutton, pork, fresh and salt fish 
^nd canned goods are kept constantly on hand, 
-as well as all vegetables in their season. It 
requires the occupancy of a large store 30 x 40 
feet to accommodate this large bu-iness, which is 
■exclusively retail; several employees are on hand 
to assi■^t the proprietors in attending to the wants 
of their customers. 

The Messrs. Bradley are natives of Connecticut, 
;and are twins, Elford and Elliott Bradley. The 
meats of this house cannot fail to be fresh and of 
first-class qualities, as they do their own killing, 
■^nd their conveniences for cold storage and 
refrigerators are unsurpassed. They have always 
•conducted their business on principles of strict in- 
tegrity, and although ever enterprising and alert 
to every chance to increase their trade in a legiti- 
mate manner, they never seek to make a sale by 
misrepresentation, either by themselves or by 
those in their employ. 

Catering as they do to all classes, they never- 
theless make a specialty of the finer cuts of meat, 
•and from the immense stock which they carry, 
•they are able to suit the most fastidious. 



H. A. Gray, Furniture, Bedding and House 
"Furnishing Goods, 33 Church Street. — One ot the 
•oldest, largest and most firmly estab'ished con- 
-cerns in the city of New Haven is that carried on 
aby Mr. H. A. Gray, No. 33 Church street, for the 
manufacture and sale of furniture, bedding and 
liouse furnishing goods. Mr. H. A. Gray is a 
native of Brunswick, N. Y., but has been a resi- 
dent of Connecticut since 1830, coming to New 
Haven in 1843. He inaugurated his present husi 
ness in 1865 on the corner of Center and Church 
streets. When Center street was cut through 
one half of the store he then occupied was taken 
and he was thus obliged to move, reaching his 
present quarters in 1871. From 1867 to 1878 the 
business was carried on under the firm name of 
H. A. & I. H. Gray, but since the latter date the 
firm has been known as H. A. Gray. The busi 
ness occupies no less than four floors, each of the 
■dimensions of 21x75. Mr. Gray carries a very 
•extensive stock of house furnishing goods and 
has fitted out many a family besides not a few 
from out of town. All articles necessary to fur- 
nish a modern house may be had of Mr. Gray. 
He has, as one may say, grown old in the business 
and has supplied young couples with housekeep- 
ing goods, that were tine children of tho^e whom 
he had furnished goods twenty-one years ago. 
Such experience added to rigid integrity partial- 
ly explains the origin of the immense business 
done by Mr. Gray. His goods are reliable, his 
prices are low and his guarantee as good as gold. 




T. G. W. Jeflferson, "Wholesale and Retail Deal- 
er in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Paper 
Hanging, Lamps, Curtain Fixtures, Also Artists' 
Materials and Painters' Supplies, Nos. 15 and 
19 Grand Avenue. — Not by any means the least 
important branch of industry in this city, and 
one deserving of special recognition, is that of 
the interior decora- 
tor and dealer in 
paints, paper hang- 
ings, etc. One of 
the oldest tstab- 
lished and most re- 
liable houses in this 
field of activity in 
New Haven, is that 
of Mr. T. G. W. 
Jefferson, which 
was originally es- 
tablished in 18-44. The premises occupiid con- 
sist of a commodious and attractively arranged 
double store room, 40x60 feet in size. This vet- 
eran dealer carries a very large stock of wall pa- 
pers, imported and domestic, and in latest 
styles and designs, and a full assortment of 
paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, glass and paint- 
ers' and glaziers' supplies generallj^ and mer- 
chandise of standard excellence is offered at low- 
est margin of profit, and every s^tle is warranted 
to give satisfaction to the purchaser. 

Mr. Jefferson is a veteran painter and paper 
hanger, and employs in his business a force of 
from twenty-five to thirty men, skilled in house 
and sign painting, and interior decorating. Or- 
ders for painting, kalsomiuing, graining and pa- 
per hanging, are filled promptly,' and in the most 
artistic manner, and window shades are made 
and hung, and fixtures supplied at reasonable 
rates. 

All goods are delivered free of ch.arge, and or- 
ders by telephone or otherwise have prompt at- 
tention. The business of this reliable house has 
attained large proportions, and his facilities for 
executing work or supplying goods in his line, 
are equaled by few and surpassed by none of his 
competitors in New Haven. 

Mr. Jefferson is a na'ive of the Elm City and 
is well and widely known and universally es- 
teemed for his worth, business and personal 



J. Segel, Dealer in Watches, Clocks and Jew- 
elry, Optical Goods, 815 Grand Avenue.— As in 
nearly all branches, great improvements have 
been made recently in the jewelry trade. In 
this interesting department of trade, attention is 
directed to the deservedly popular establishment 
of Mr. J. Segel, watchmaker and jeweler, situated 
at No 815 Grand avenue. Here can always be 
found an exceedingly fine stock, and purchasers 
can rely upon receiving polite attention. 

Mr. Segel, who is a native of Russia, established 
this business in 1883, and being a practical and 
expert workman, has rapidly built up a substan- 
tial patronage, the trade being now very large. 
The store is 30 x 40 feet in size and is handsomely 
fitted up; repairing is also satisfactorily done, all 
work being carefully executed and warranted, 
Mr. Segel is a member of the "Foresters," and 
is highly esteemed. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



E. Stannard & Son, Iron Founders and Pat- 
tern Makers, 30 to 38 Artizan Street— One of 
the best known firms in New Haven engaged in 
business as iron founders is the house of E. Stan- 
nard & Son, whose foundry runs from 30 to 38 
Artizan street. This business was started in 1863 
by the elder Mr. Stannard, and thus, having 
been carried on for more tlian a score of years, 
abundant opportunity has been afforded the pub- 
lic to judge of the quality of the work done, and 
that the verdict is favorable is fully proved by 
the large and constantly increasing number of 
orders received. 

As a legitimate outcome of their foundry busi- 
ness the Messrs. Stannard carry on a large pat 
tern shop where any desired pattern is made to 
order in the best manner which years of experi- 
ence, both as practical iron founders and pattern 
makers, will allow. 

The lot occupied comprises an area of 130x100 
feet, and on it are two buildings, each two sto 
ries high, the capacity of the steam engine used 
to run the nece8>ary machinery being 20 horse- 
power. Employment is given to forty men and 
everything in and about Ihe works indicates a 
most flourishing and prosperous business. The 
elder Mr. Stannard is a native of Clinton, Mid- 
dlesex county, Conn., but for the past forty 
years has been a resident of New Haven. His 
son, who is a native of New Haven, is well and 
favorably known through a large circle of friends 
and acquaintances. 

The business done is mostly confined to Con- 
necticut, although some orders are received from 
parties outside the State. 

A. W. Flint, Elm City Livery, Board and 
Feeding Stables. 684 Chapel Street.— The Elm 
City Livery and Boarding Stables, the largest 
and most complete in New Haven, was estab- 
lished about twgnty years ago by Mr. E. E. Bris- 




tol, and HI 1885 Mr. A. W. Flmt became pro- 
prietor. In connection Avith his large livery 
business Mr. Flint conducts a large trade in 
horses and carriages, sleighs, harnesses and all 
kinds of horse furnishings and turf goods. 

He occupies for business purposes two floors 
of his large Imilding, 60x100 feet in dimensions, 
and has for livery and sale purposes fifty horses and 
forty coupes, hacks, and other vehicles. Teams 
are supplied at short notice and special rates are 
made for weddings, funerals and private parties, 
and orders by telephone have prompt attention. 



Horses are boarded and cared for in the most 
satisfactory manner, and the prices charged are 
uniformly reasonable. The turnouts of Mr. 
Flint are as stylish and serviceable as any in 
New England, and in every particular Ihe stable 
is a model of completeness and good manage- 
ment. 

Those desiring to purchase found horses or 
fine carriages for any purpose find in Mr. Flint 
a most reliable and responsible party with whom 
to deal, and his facilities for supplying every thing 
in his line at lowest margin above actual cost are 
all that could be desired. 

Everything offered is new and firdt-class and is 
invariably warranted as represented and the full- 
est confidence in the business worth and honor- 
able methods of this representative business man 
is always justified. 

Mr. Flint is a Connecticut man by birth and 
enjoys the esteem and regard of all with whom 
he is brought into business relations. The sta- 
bles are under the personal supervision of Mr. 
H. S. Spencer, a gentleman of long experience in 
the business and very popular with the public. 



J. J. Kraft (successor to Kraft Brothers), Mer- 
chant Tailor, 26 Center Street. — If honorable 
business methods, integrity and a determination 
to give value for value are features deserving of 
success, there are surely few business men more 
justly entitled to prosperity than Mr. J. J. Kraft, 
merchant tailor, who, for the past year on his 
own account, and since 1873 as a member of the 
firm of Kraft Brothers, has been successfully en- 
gaged in business in New Haven. 

Eligibly located at No. 26 Center street, Mr. 
Kraft's premises comprise an area of 30x80 feet, 
and his rooms are admirably adapted for his 
purposes, and models of taste and completeness 
n their appointments. 

Twelve thoroughly experienced and capable 
cutters and tailors are employed on the prem 
ises, and a large amount of work is performed 
outside, the extensive business developed requir- 
ing a large number of employes. The stock of 
piece goods offered to the public fromwhi<h to- 
select material for garments of every description, 
embraces the latest styles and correct designs in 
imported and domestic cloths, cassimeres, diag- 
onals, worsteds, suitings, etc., some of which is 
of Mr. Kraft's own importation. The taste evi- 
denced in the selection of fabrics, the skill to 
manufacture every article of gents' and boys' at- 
tire in the most artistic manner, and to supply 
every demand of fashion at reasonable prices, 
have made Mr. Kraft's establishment one of the 
most popular resorts for those desiring tlie best 
garments obtainable. The long experience of 
this reliable merchant tailor, coupled with a 
thorough knowledge of what constitutes symme- 
try and beauty of design in vpearing apparel, has 
given Mr. Kraft a proficiency attained by few in 
his line in this city, and the truth of this is ex- 
emplified in the high reputation his garments 
have attained. 

Mr. Kraft is of German nativity. He has every 
facility to guarantee to his patrons perfect fit, 
correct styles, reliable goods, and workmanship- 
not excelled in this or any other city in New. 
England. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN, 



173 



American Needle and Fish Hook Co., 4 Arti- 
zan Street. — New Haven has long held a pre- 
tminent reputation as a manufacturing center, 
and tliere are certain enterprises carried on here 
which cannot be regarded as of secondary im- 
portance to the growth and prosperity of the 
city in an industrial sense. Of such concerns as 
^are entitled to consideration the "American Nee- 
dle and Fish Hook Co." must not be forgotten. 

Established in 1867 as the "American Hook 
and Needle Co." tlie only change has been in the 
past twenty years in a reversal of the name, and 
this company has now reached a place in the 
manufactories of New Haven excelled by none. 
The factory is located at 11 Artizan and consists 
of a fine building, three stories and basement, 
with an area of 80x40 feet. Twenty-five opera- 
tives, most of whom are experts in their line, are 
engaged here, while the machinery is operated 
by a thirty horsepower steam engine. The pro- 
ducts of this house consist of all kinds of brook, 
river and deep-sea, double-refined cast-bteel fish 
liooks. 

This is a joint-stock company, with the fol- 
lowing officers and directors: Wm. R. Shelton, 
President and Treasurer; James M. Mason, 
Secretary; and Messrs. Thos. Walter of Ansonia, 
Ct., C. I. Merals of New York ciiy and J. P. 
Tuttle of New Haven are the Directors. Mr. 
Wm. R. Shelton has occupied the office of 
Mayor for two years and Town Agent for eight, 
and is one of New Haven's most esteemed citi- 
eens. 



Hinman's Real Estate, Fire, Life and Acci- 
dent Insurance Agency, 63 Church Street, opp. 
Post Office. — The average business man would 
no more think of carrying on business without 
being insured against fire than he would of leav- 
ing the do rs and windows of his store open all 
night, and thus inviting the entrance of tliieves, 
for he would justly consider that in either case 
he was carelessly braving serious loss. Yet 
many of these same men laugh at the idea of in- 
suring their lives, and are seemingly perfectly 
unaware of the inconsistency they display by so 
doing, for, while fiie insurance only provides 
against possible calamity, life insurance guaran- 
tees that those most dear to you shall not suffer 
want from an unpreventable and inevitable con- 
tingency. 

No man need go uninsured for want of an 
opportunity for our cities abound in agencies 
and one of the most reliable and successful 
■of these is that conducted by Messrs. L. B. Uin- 
man and N. M. Cooke, Jr., at 63 Church street, 
'Opp. post office, under the nanne of Hinman's 
Real Estate, Fire, Life and Accident Insurance 
Agency. The Niagara and Park companies of 
New York, and the Elliot of Boston are repre 
sented, as well as the Guarantee Mutual Accident 
of New York, and others. 

Mr. Hinman began business in New Haven 
in 1864, with the house of Wm. Terry & Co., in 
the grain business, and from 1865 the firm was 
Cooper, Hinman & Co. In 1871 he began the 
real estate bu.siness and continued alone up to 
1874 when the house was known as Long & Hin- 
man. In 1876 Mr. Long retired and under the 
name of L. B. Hinman business was continued 



up to 1885 when Mr. Cooke came into the firm. 
Mr. Hinman was born in Kent, Ct., and was 
formerly a member of the city council of New 
Haven. Mr. Cooke is a nntive of Georgia. 

In addition to the insurance business done real 
estate is bought and sold, rents collected and 
money loaned, and in this connection it is inter- 
esting to know that Mr. Hinman lias loaned over 
$2,000,000 in New Haven and vicinity, and never 
lost a dollar of interest or principal. 



O. N. Hull, Photographer, 823 Chapel Street. 
— Many things in artistic work to be admired 
would be disclosed to one's view by a visit to the 
photographic studio of Mr. O. N. Hull, located 
at No. 823 Chapel street. This business, which 
is one of the oldest in the city, was established in 
1863 by JMr. Burwell, succeeded in 1865 by 
Messrs. Hull & Davis, Mr. Hull becoming sole 
proprietor in 1883. "This gentlemen has gained a 
high reputation as a clever artist with a thor- 
ough knowledge of every detail of the business, 
thus building up a large and increasing trade. 
The studio is located very centrally and occu- 
pies two floors, 165x30 feet and 30x30 feet in size 
respectively, the reception room being hand- 
somely furnished, the display of pictures being 
remarkably fine. His trade extends some miles 
around New Haven and he also has many city 
patrons. 

All orders are executed in a prompt and satis- 
factory manner. The polite attention of Mr. 
Hull and his skilled assistants and the ex- 
tremely reasonable prices prevailing leave no 
room for criticism, while first-class work in 
every respect is done here. Mr. Hull's native 
city is New Haven and we guarantee that all who 
visit his studio will return. 



Edward Tcbin, Dealer and Jobber in Bar 
Glassware of Every Description, etc., 175 
Meadow Street, New Haven. — There is no house 
in New England with better facilities for supply- 
ing bar glassware, counters and fixtures than that 
of Mr. Edward Tobin, No. 175 Meadow street, 
and for six years this enterprising business man 
has been the recognized leader in his line of trade 
in this city. 

The premises, which are desirably located, 
comprise two floors, each 25x80 feet in dimen- 
sions, and the stock in trade is very complete, 
comprising everything beautiful and desirable in 
the wide range of cut and pressed glassware, 
plain and ornamented in beautiful designs and 
suited to all requirements of liquor denlers and 
the general public. In quality, variety and 
prices, Mr. Tobin may safely invite compsrison 
with any competing house in the city. He sup- 
plies counters and fixtures of every description 
at manufacturers' quotations, and has by his 
square dealing and energy established himself in 
a large wholesale and retail trade which is stead 
ily increasing and extending. 

Mr. Tobin is a native of Providence, R. I., and 
is an active member of the Foresters' Association 
of New Haven. He is recognized as among the 
leaders in his branch of trade in New Haven, and 
has well deserved his gratifying success. 



174 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Rosien & Henderson, Florists and Gardeners, 
1060 Cliapel Sireet, Opposite Art School; Green- 
Louses, Hard Street, Westville. — The love of 
flowers is implanted in nearly every human 
breast and ihey are used as symbols to ex])ress 
emotions of the most diversely opposite nature. 
The -wedding party or social gathering is not 
complete ■without them, and they are equally in 
d« mand when performing the last sad rites for 
the dead. For house ornfimentation tliey are 
eagerly sought after, a fine collection of flowers 
about a house indicating a refined and cultivated 
ta^te on the part of the inmates. In New Haven 
we have a number of gentlemen engaged in the 
business of supplying flowers, plants, bulbs, and 
evtrything pertaining to the florist's art, none of 
whom have acquired a more enviable reputation 
than Messrs. Rosien & Hendeison, located at No 
1060 Chapel sireet, opposite the Art School, 
whose green-houses are located on Hard street, 
"Westville. Their store covers an area of 40x15 
feet, and is well stocked with a large and beauti- 
ful assortment of cut flowers, plants, etc. Their 
green-houses are large and contain a great varie- 
ty of choice tropical and other rare plants and 
flowers. They are experts in all bianches of 
tiieir profession, and their bouquets and floral 
decorations are in great demand among the best 
families of this city and vicinity. All orders are 
promptly filled at short notice. Besides furnish- 
ing cut flowers, bouquets and floral designs, 
the.se gentlemen devote special attention to the 
arrangement and stocking of private gardens and 
lawns whicb they lay out and keep in order, 
and they are fully able to meet all demands 
made upon them in the lines above mentioned. 

H. Machol, Merchant Tailor, No. 735 Chapel 
Street. — It is a well-known saying and one 
worthy of no small amount of credence that " the 
clothes make the man " But they mvist be good 
clothes, however, which is quite anotiier thing, 
and the trouble is nowadays to find an estab 
lisiiment where garments, suitable for the outer 
coveting of a gentleman, are made of good, bon 
est material, which are of fashionable style, per 
feet fit, and last, but by no means least, at a rea- 
sonable outlay. Sueb an establishment is that 
conducted by Mr. H. Machol, who has been in 
the business since 1866, and is now 1 cated at No. 
735 Chapel street. Mr. Machol makes a special- 
ty of handling only the very best quality of goods 
in the various lines of American and foreign 
stuffs, and never uses "shoddy" goods of any 
kind. Mr. Machol keeps constantly in stock a 
complete line of goods in checks, corkscrews, 
broadcloths, diagonals, worsteds, cassimeres, etc., 
all of the very best quality and at moderate prices. 
He is recognized as being one of the very best 
judges of fashion, style and fit in New Haven, 
and counts among his permanent customers many 
of our most wealthy and prominent citizens. He 
employs a force of two cutters and twenty to 
sew. All orders have Mr. Machol's per.ional at- 
tention and supervision from first to last. In 
his business it has always been his aim to meet 
the needs of his patrons by every means in his 
power, and so has not only made hosts of perma 
nent customers, but many warm personal friends. 
We commend this establishment to all desiring 
well made clothing to order at reasonable prices. 



O. F. Hutscher, Manufacturer of Confection- 
ery, Ice Cream, Root Beer, etc., 1132 Chapel 
St. — A prominent house engaged in the manu- 
facture of fine confections is that of Mr. C F. 
Kutscher of No. 1132 Chapel street. The busi- 
ness was founded in 1883, by the present proprie- 
tor, who is a native of Germany. The house has 
secured a very liberal and extensive pa'ronage 
in consequence of the fine quality of its confec- 
tionery and ice cream. Purity is the main essen- 
tial with these goods, and the difficulty to obtain 
candies and conlectionery devoid of adulteration 
is so great, that the advantage of dealing with a 
house who.se reputation for making none but the 
jmrest and best articles is at once evident. All 
Mr. Kutscher's confectionery is manufactured 
from the very best materials obtainable, and 
every care and attention are paid, affording thus 
a guaranty that only the best products shall be 
found at his establishment. Mr. Kutscher 
is considered one of the best confectioners 
and manufacturers of ice cream in the city 
and his store, which is large and elegantly 
furnished, is fitted up with first-class counters, 
tables, fine show cases, handsome soda water 
fountain, and every possible convenience for the 
comfort of his numerous customers. 

Particular attention is paid to orders from 
churches, fairs, parties, weddings, etc. Several 
capable and efficient hands are employed, and 
the trade is wholesale as well as retail. The 
house has achieved great success, and this has- 
been fully merited. 

Mr. Kutscher also carries on a full line ot 
choice bread, cake and pastry of all kinds, which, 
is received fresh every day. 



M. F. Caflfery, Dealer in Choice Family Gro- 
ceries, etc., cor. Meadow Street and Farren Ave.. 
East End Quinnipiac Bridge. — Among the many 
grocery dealers of New Haven, Mrs. M. F_ 
Caffery occupies a prominent and leading posi- 
tion. This store is located at the corner of Far- 
ren avenue and Meadow street, east end of Quin- 
nipiac bridge. The business was established in 
September, 1886, and success seems to have at- 
tended it from the first. That the articles sold 
are choice is proved by the character of the 
trade and that the prices are reasonable is shown 
by the manner in which Mrs. Caffeiy has not 
only held her own, but constantly augmented 
her trade in spite of the sharp and enterprising 
competition which she is naturally obliged to 
meet. The trade is large, several assistants are 
on hand to attend to the wants of customers and 
they will be foubd active, intelligent and oblig- 
ing by all who have dealings with them. The 
goods in stock are very tastefully arranged in the 
spacious store, wJiich occupies an area of 30x45 
feet, and exquisite neatness is the rule through- 
out the establishment. Groceries of all descrip- 
tions are received fresh daily, among which will 
be found choice teas, coffees, spices, sugars, etc. » 
also a full line of meats and vegetables in their 
season. It is safe to assert that this is one of the 
popular stores of its kind in (East) Fair Haven 
and we prophesy a brilliant future for the house, 
if it continues under the fine management it now 
enjoys. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



175 



W. T. Northrop, Loans Negotiated, Real 
Estate. Room 2, 63 Church St., 0pp. P. O.— 
lu spite of the many enterprising gentlemen en- 
terprising gentlemen engaged in the real estate 
business in all our large cities. New Haven in 
eluded, there is, to use the words of Daniel Web- 
ster to the inquiring young prospective lawyer, 
" Always room at the top;" and this pithy saying 
liaa perhaps never received a better exemplitica- 
tion than it has in the case of jMr. Northrop. 

This gentleman entered into the real estate 
business in October, 1886, and recently as his 
business has been established it has already 
reached a point where many less able men do 
not attain until after years of hard work. The 
office occupied is most centrally and conveniently 
located, being at No. 63 Church street, opposite 
the post office. Mr. Northrop negotiates loans 
on the most lavorable terms, and has concluded 
several large transactions of this nature. He 
applies himself to advance his clients' interests 
as eagerly and assiduously as though they were 
his own, knowing that no surer and speedier way 
could be found to increase his own business. 

Careful personal attention is given to the care 
of property and the collection of rents, and those 
who have experienced the care and annoyance of 
attending to their own collecting, will be glad to 
learn of an agent so efficient antl trustworthy as 
Mr. Northrop has proved himself to be. Non- 
residenis may entrust the care of their property 
to him with the full assurance that it will be as 
jealously guarded and carefully maintained as if 
they attended to it in person. 



C. W. Schrader, Hotel and Restaurant, Board 
by the Day or Week, 469 and 471 State St.— A 
cosy little hotel and restaurant is that carried on 
by C. W. Schradfr, at Nos. 469- and 471 State 
St.— This was founded in 1881, by Mr. Charles 
Ounn, and was then known as the Carleton 
House, and after some change, in 1886, it passed 
into the possession of its present proprietor and 
manager, Mr. Schrader, and has since been known 
as the" Schrader Hotel and Restaurant. 

Mr. Schrader was born in Utica, New York, 
and has had an extended experience in the hotel 
business. He has the knack, which can never 
be learned but must be born in one, of making 
his hotel se< m like a home to his guests; and al 
this is one of the rarest of accomplishments, it is 
correspondingly appreciated by the traveling 
pubU<', and as a natural consequence, Mr. Schra- 
der's house never lacks for occupants. There are 
sixteen comfortable and convenient rooms avail- 
able in this house, which is 80 x 40 feet in dimen- 
sions and four stories high. Things will be found 
very neat and clean, and the comfort and well- 
being of a guest is carefully looked to from his first 
entrance into the house. 

Rates are $1.00 per day and upwards. Either 
transient guests or regular boarders can be fully 
accommodated, and travelers will find much 
annoying publicity can be avoided by patronizing 
a comparatively small house like the one under 
discussion. 

In the restaurant department of his business, 
Mr. Schrader has a very large trade. He is pre 
pared to furnish most excellent board, by the day 




or week, and an especial feature of his business 
is the furnishing of hot and tempting meals at 
all hours, at prices within the reach of the most 
moderate purse. Guests are served promptly, 
and treated very politely. 



The Swedish Antiseptic Amykos Company, 

122 Olive Street.— Combining all the desirai)le 
qualities of an antiseptic and a cura'ive ajient 
for all cutaneous affections, the Swedish Amykos, 
prepared by Dr. Linquist, one of the eminent 
physicians of New Haven, who has the sole 
right for its manufacture in 
the United States, has long 
been held in great esteem 
by thousands who have re- 
alized its worth. It was in- 
troduced first in the city of 
Upsala, Sweden, in 1869, and 
since this time its own in- 
trinsic excellence has ex- 
tended its use over the en- 
tire continent of Europe, 
East Indies and China. Un- 
til recently it has never been 
intioducedin this country. 
It is now offered upon its 
own merits. It is rapidly 
growing in general favor. 
The preparation is the most 
relial)le agent known for the 
speedy and effectual cure of 
pimples, ringworms, sores, 
tetters, scaly and pimply humors, insect bites, 
inflanunation of the throat and mouth, catarrh, 
hay fever, chafing of infants, itching piles, diph- 
theria, etc., and its virtues are attested by some 
of the most distinguished physicians and sur- 
geons in Europe and America. Its antiseptic 
qualities make it an indispensable article during 
the prevalence of epidemics. Invaluable both as 
a preventive and curative agent, it is also a valu- 
able toilet requisite and is also a valuable substi- 
tute for many of the injurious preparations for 
the complexion and the teeth, it being an excel- 
lent dentifrice and absolutely free from all dele- 
terious ingredients. Used in the bath a is health- 
ful and refreshing for infants, children and adults 
and the critical tests to which the Amykos has 
been subjected have but added confirmation to 
the unanimous verdict of those who have used 
it. 

Among the eminently reliable authorities who 
have certified to the value of Amykos for all 
intended purposes are Dr. Joseph Lister, Profes- 
sor of Surgery in Edinburgh; C. B. Me.sterton, 
Professor of Surgery at Upsala, Sweden; and Dr. 
Mosetig Moorhof, Surgeon-General and Professor 
in the University of Vienna, Austria. 

The Swedish Antiseptic Amykos Co., 123 
Olive street. New Haven, are the sole proprie- 
tors and manufacturers of this famous pi epara- 
tion. It is sold by all chemists, druggists and 
dealers in toilet articles, etc., and the demand for 
it is steadily increasing in the markets of the 
country. 

Dr. Linquist is one of New Haven's most suc- 
cessful and estimable physicians and surgeons, 
and this discovery is a great benefaction to hu- 
manity. He is a native of Goteborg, Sweden. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




C. H. Miller, Sole Agent for Connecticut of 
the Brunswick, Balke Collender Company's 
Tables. Proprietor of tlie Annex Bi'liard and 
Bowling Palace, 172 and 174 Crown St., adjoin 
ing Bunnell's Grand Opera House. — As successor 
to Mr. Johnson, wiio established the business in 
New Haven in 1867, Mr. Charles Miller has for 
thirteen years conducted a large trade in this city 
as agent for the world-famous billiard and pool 
tables of the Brunswick, Balke Collender Com- 
pany, and in this connection he has for thirteen 
years successfully carried on one of the leading 
billiard parlors in the place. 

He refitted the magnificent Annex Billiard 
Palace at 173 and 174 Crown St., adjoining Bun- 
nell's Grand Opera House, in 1886, and as the 
owner and manager of this popular establishment 
he is widely and "favorably known to the people 
of this city and section. 

Mr. Miller occupies for his purposes two floors 
of the large building, each 60 x 123 feet in 
dimensions, and his billiard rooms are models of 
taste and attractiveness, a magnificent palace, in 
fact as in name — the finest in New England. He 
has ten fine tables, and an elegant bowling alley, 
also two long rifle ranges, 60 feet each, and 
maintains his establishment as a model of re- 
spectability as well as convenience and elegance. 
He makes a specialty of repairing billiard 
tables, and executes all work of this character in 
the most workmanlike manner at short notice. 
Tables and billiard materials and requisites of all 
kinds are supplied by him at manufacturers' 
lowest quotations, and satisfaction in every par- 
ticular is uniformly warranted. Mr. Miller isa 
genial, courteous and agreeable gentleman, and in 
maintaining this truly first-class establisliment for 
the pleasure and recreation of the lovers of the 
scientific games of pool, billiards and bowling, 
he has met with the universal commendation of 
his patrons and the general public. 

Union Pacific Tea Co., 779 Chapel Street.— 
Who ciiuld have foreseen comparatively few years 
ago, when the sale of tea and coffee wiis pursued 
in the dingy corner of a corner grocery that the 
day would come when beautiful, costly and use- 
ful presents would be actually freely giten aicay 



with the superior goods sold. 
Yet, that precisely this 
condition of things exists 
to-day is known to the resi- 
dents of every city to which 
the Union Pacific Tea Com- 
pany has extended its busi- 
ness, and these cities include 
nearly every one of note in 
the country. The New Ha- 
ven branch of this far-reach- 
ing enterprise was estab- 
lished as far back as 1874. 

In 1884, the present popu- 
lar and indefatigable super- 
intendent, Mr. D. A. Kur- 
riss, assumed control. This 
gentleman, who is a native 
of IJoston, has, since he 
assumed charge, greatly sur- 
passed even the former high 
record of the company in 
New Haven. Of course, the 
unparalleled success of the company has, as is 
always unfortunately the case, incited hosts of 
would-be imitators to tiy to profit by their great 
rival's fame. Some of ihese have succeeded in 
deluding the confiding public for a time, but in 
the long run their "presents" are found to be 
dearly bought. The company well says on its 
attractive business card: "We do not advertise 
falsehoods; but our goods now, as heretofore, 
sell on their merits." 

The public will not be deceived in dealing at 
No. 779 Chapel St. ; on the contrary, not only 
will the full value of the money expended be 
returned in the choice goods sold, but home will 
be beautified at absolutely no expense whatever 
by the charming presents so lavishly distributed. 



" The Excelsior Sign Depot," H. D. Phillips, 
Manager, Signs and Banners, Ornamental Work 
of Every Description, 76 Center Street. — Oneof 
the oldest and most prominent artistic sign 
painters of New Haven is Mr. H. D. Phillips, 
who established his business in 1859, his place 
being well and favorably known as "The Excel- 
sior "Sign Depot." Tills gentleman makes a 
specialty of all kinds of sign work, _ including 
carved, glass and wire signs and raised signs, 
aiid gold letter work, alsobanners and ornamen 
tal work of every description, and as he employs 
only the most competent help, is able to fill or- 
ders promptly and to guarantee the quality of his 
work. It is an established fact that sign paint- 
ing has become an art during late years, and re- 
quires not only originality of conception, bnt nat- 
ural talent for its successful prosecution. The 
premises occupied comprise a room, 40x60 feet in 
dimensions, located at No. 76 Center street, and 
fully equipped with all the latest improvements 
for his Avork. 

]\Ir. Phillips is a native of Springfield, Mass., 
and has occupied the position of Chairman of 
the Democratic Town Committee for four or five 
years. He is regarded by the trade and general 
public as occupying a foremost posititm in the 
line of art work and he has by energy, enter- 
terpri«e and honorable dealing secured a large 
patronage. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



177 




D. A, A. Buck, Agent for the Shipman Kero- 
sene Engine, 721 Chapel St. — The question of 
cheap fuel for the generation of steam is an- 
swered, in great measure, by the perfection of 
the Shipman Kerosene Engine, and for the pur- 
poses for which it is designed, this great inven- 
tion promises to supercede all methods now in 
use. This engine was invented and brought to 
its present higli standard of utility by Mr. A. H. 
Shipman in 1884, who then organized the stock 
company for its manufacture in Boston. The 
growing call for the Shipman engines demanding 
it, a branch was, in 1886, established in New 
Haven, with Messrs. C. L. Snyder & Co. as 
agents, who a few mouths aco were succeeded 
by Mr. D. A. A. Buck, with his office at No. 721 
Chapel street. The fuel used with this engine is 
kerosene, costing by the barrel about 03^ cts. per 
gallon, and as used by this engine is absolutely 
safe. A guarantee is given by tlie company that 
the cost will not exceed one-half gallon per liour 
per horse power, a wonderful saving compared 
with any other fuel save the refu'^e used in plain- 
ing mills, etc., not available elsewhere. 

An oil tank holding ten gallons and five feet of 
pipe are furnished with every engine, and the 
matter of storage, the ease and rapidity with 
which the engine is stopped, and the automatic 
water supply, are all considerations, pointing 
unmistaUably to the general use of kerosene, and 
necessarily of this engine as the only one perfectly 
adapted to the use of petroleum. 

The engines are of two kinds or stjles — the 
Boston Model, of 1, 2, 3 and 5 horse-power, 
and the Rochester Model, 1, 2, 3 and 4 horse- 
power. The stationary engines are adapted to 
grinding apples, sorghum and corn, sawing wood, 
running lathes and saws, store elevators, making- 
ice cream, elevating and grinding grain, and 
driving small machinery generally. 

Either model is adapted to working the Russell 
double acting force pump, and its low price, 
economy in use of fuel, automatic action, accom- 
modation in use of fuel to required power, abso- 
lute safety, and the ease with wh-ch the fire is 
lighted and extinguished, make it the most 
desirable engine for steam launches, elevating 
and hoisting purposes and the specialties before 
enumerated, in use. 

In Mr. Buck, the New Haven agent, the com- 
pany have secured a representntive whose worth 



and ability especially adapt him to the important 
work of introducing this unequaled engine. He 
is a man of rare attainments in mechanical art, 
and his genius as an inventor is only equaled by 
his skill as an expeit in machinery. He is the 
inventor of theWaterbury watch and was respon- 
sibly connected with the manufacturers of that 
wonderful invention for seven years. Mr. Buck 
also made the smallest steam engine in the world, 
the entire engine, governor, boiler and pump 
standing on a gold dollar, and being a perfect 
steam engine. 
Mr. Buck is a native of Vermont. 

William Dahlmeyer, Manufacturer of and 
Dealer in Gilt, Bronze and Oak Frames, Fine 
Photographs and Engravings, 970 Chapel St. — 
Few people, excepting those whose business or 
taste has caused to make a special study of the 
matter, realize how much the effect of a picture 
may be added to or detracted from by the man- 
ner in which it is framed. 

One can do no better than to call on Mr. Will- 
iam Dahlmeyer at No. 970 Chapel st. This 
gentleman is a prominent manufacturer of and 
dealer in all kinds of frames, and has cultivated 
and brought to perfection an excellent natural 
taste for the subject by fourteen years experience. 
He carries a very large assortment of frames in 
stock, and this, together with his large manufac- 
turing facilities, enables him to frame a picture 
which may be brought to him with a frame 
properly adapted to it. Mr. Dahlmeyer has in 
stock besides frames, a beautiful collection of 
fine photographs and engravings of artistic merit 
which he is offering at surprisiniJ-ly low prices, 
when the quality of the goods is considered. 

Business was begun in tlie present location in 
1872, and since that time a large and very desir- 
able trade has been established, of which the 
college trade forms an important portion. 

Mr. Dahlmeyer was born in Cologne, Germany, 
in 1845, and is very widely and favorably known 
in New Haven and vicinity. 

He is the secretary of the " Arion " Society, in 
which position he has made many friends both 
for himself and the organization. 

Bundy & Filley, Artistic Photography, 838 
Chapel Street. — Tiie progress which has been 
made of late years in the science of photography 
has been something remarkable; the modes of 
"posing "are as different as can possibly be, 
while the apparatus employed has been changed 
and improved in a high deg'ce. as a visit to the 
artistically-fitted up studio of Messrs. Bundy & 
Filley, at iSo. 838 Chapel street will plainly dem- 
onstrate to the most obtuse mdividual. Both the 
gentlemen mentioned are quite enthusiastic in 
following up everything appertaining to the pho- 
tographic art, and hsive ever been ready to utilize 
all latest improvements. 

Photographs in every style are taken by Messrs. 
Bundy & Filley, who, however, make quite a 
specialty of enlarging cabinet and other pictures 
to any required size. In doing this, the East- 
man's process, which has proved to be by far the 
best for the purpose, is used, and with the care 
and skill employed, this firm's productions have 
won a high reputation for true artistic beauty 
and excellence. 



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\EABINO BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Charles A. Brooks & Co., Invtstment Securi 
ties, 838 Cliapel Street. — One of the leading pri- 
vate financial firms of New Haven is that of Chas. 
A. Brooks & Co., No. 838 Chapel street. The 
Eastern office of this firm was established in New 
Haven in 1884, and from the beginning the firm 
have attained most gratifying reHults. 

The bu'^iness has been ccmducted in .such a 
manner as to inspire the fullest confidence, and 
all customers find tliat promptness and reliabili- 
ty which alone insure s-uccess. 

Messrs. Brooks & Co. deal in all kinds of in- 
vestments, but they make a specialty of Kansas 
Farm Loans. Capt. Brooks' long residence in 
Colorado and Kansas gives him the advantage of 
being personally familiar with the value of many 
of the farms upon which loans are m»de. 

The firm's facilities for effecting safe invest- 
ments are thus unsurpassed. The savings banks 
of New Hampshire hold Western F«rm Loans to 
the amount of $12,000,000. The bank commis- 
sioners of New Hampshire in their last report 
say, "It is very seldom a foreclosure is made in 
a Western mortgnge, and when such cases occur 
4here are those who are prompt to redeem the 
mortgage and pay the loan and accumulated ex- 
penses." 

Messrs. Brooks & Co. purchase all the securi- 
ties which they offer. 

Those desiring safe investments with good 
rates of interest should examine the loans which 
this firm constantly have on hand, ready tor im- 
mediate delivery. Loans and interest are paid at 
their office when matured, and customers out of 
town will find remittances promptly forwarded. 
The firm stand ready to guarantee their loans, 
and can refer with permission to many of their 
customers. 

The following clipping from a well-known 
Colorado paptr will be read with interest by all 
in search of safe and profitable investments: 
" Captain Chas. A. Brooks, who has left us for 
New Haven, Conn., is one of the noblest men 
that this world of ours is favored with, and is a 
first-class business man in every respect, one 
whom the people of New Haven can rely upon. 
His commercial standing and integrity were very 
high during the several years he was in business 
in Denver, and New Haven is to be congratu- 
lated on its acquisition." 



Schadee & Pohlman, Dealers in Choice Fam- 
ily Groceries, Meats and Provisions, 140 Dixwell 
Ave. — As a source of food supplies of every kind, 
the city of New Haven will be seen through these 
pages to possess advantages equal, if not superior 
to many cities of even greater size. Among the 
numerous houses engaged in this line, we note 
that of iSchadee & Pohlman, which is located at 
No. 140 Dixwell ave. , and which was established 
in 1872, by Strack & Schadee, succeeded, in 1888, 
by the present enterprising management, and 
has, since its start, become well and favorably 
known throughout the community, for the fine 
quality of its goods, as well as the reasonable 
prices maintained. 

The store covers an area of 50 x 35 feet, and is 
admirably arranged for the display of goods dealt 
in, being finely and fully stocked with a carefully 
selected line of choice family groceries, teas. 



coffees, spices, etc. , besides fresh meats and pro- 
visions of all kinds, and vegetables of every des- 
cription in their season. Five efficient assistants- 
are employed to wait upon customers, and all 
orders are carefully and promptly filled, and 
delivered to all parts of the city free of charge. 
The individual members of the firm are Julian. 
Schadte and John T. Pohlman, the former sk 
native of Germany and the hitter of New Yoik,. 
Mr. John T. Pohlman held the position of Coun- 
cilor in 1885, and Alderman in 1886 and 1887^. 
and is well and favorably known throughout the- 
city. 

We can commend this house to the attention?, 
of our readers, believing as we do that their facil- 
ities, goods and terms are sure to be found desir- 
able and higldy satisfactory, and Unowing themt* 
to be honorable and liberal gentlemen in all busi- 
ness transactions. 



Silas W. Searle, Civil Engineer, 82 Church^ 
St. — The progress made by the civil engineer and-, 
surveyor during the past few years is of surpass- 
ing importance, as it is needless to state, and in 
lew branches of science or art has such notable- 
advance been made as in this sphere of activity;, 
in this connection prominent mention should be 
made of Silas W. Searle, 'whose neat and well- 
ordered office is centrally located at No. 82 
Church street, and who stands in the front rank 
in the profession in New Haven, receiving an 
extensive and influential patronage. 

Mr. Searle, who is a native of Springfield, 
Mass., and a gentleman of energy and. unques- 
tionable ability, started business in 1851, and his 
career since that period has been a successful 
one. He makes a specialty of surveying, and 
enjoys a high reputation tor accuracy and relia- 
bility. An)ong other property for which he has 
surveyed, nuiy be mentioned Dwight Hall, and 
other fine buildings. He has also made several im- 
portant maps of New Haven and other cities, 
both surveying and drawing them. He occupies 
accessible premises, and a flourishing business is- 
done. 



J. Fitzpatrick, Hack, Livery and Feed Sta- 
bles, 38 and 40 Gilbert Street, corner Howard 
Avenue. — In every sense of the term the livery 
and feed stables of JVIr. J. Fitzpatrick are first- 
class and complete, and for many years the pro- 
prietor has successfully conducted a large and 
prosperous business in this line. He estnblished 
himself in this city in 1874 and was formerly a 
member of the well known firm of J. & T. Fitz- 
patrick, of 137 Orange street. He has occu- 
pied his present eligible site for four years, 
and has made his establishment the favorite re- 
sort for thosrC desiring stylish and serviceable 
teams for business or pleasure purposes, and his 
turnouts are proverbially elegant. Single and 
double teams are let at reasonable rates, and or- 
ders by telephone or otherwise have prompt at- 
tention and satisfaction guaranteed. Careful at- 
tention is given to horses placed to board, and 
competent drivers and groomsmen only are em- 
ployed by Mr. Fitzpatrick. 

He is a live, reliable business man and is es-- 
teemed for his business methods and integrity. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN 



179 



Charles Reed, Wholesiile and Retail Dealer in 
Fresh Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, etc., 59 Church 
street, opp. Post Office. W. H. Smith, Manager. 
— Among tlie business enterprises of New Haven 
which show unmistakable signs of energy, enter- 
prise and success, the establishment of Mr. Chas. 
Reed, No. 59 Church street, stands pre-eminent. 

Situated opposite the post-office it could hardly 
have a more central location. ISIr. Reed, who is 
a dealer both wholesale and retail in Fresh Fish, 
Lobsters, Oysters, etc., is not concerned in the 
active management of the business, but entrusts 
the whole charge of it to Mr. W. II. Smith, who 
has shown how worthy he was of the confidence 
reposed in him by the manner in which he has 
increased the business since it was first commit- 
ted to his charge. 

The store occupied is 100x25 in dimensions, 
and was first opened as a fish market by Mr. 
Charles Hyde in 1861. He was succeeded by 
Charles Hyde, Jr., and he in turn by Messrs. 
Tultle & Hull, who gave place to Mr. Charles 
Reed, the present proprietor, in 1882. 

The store has a telephone connection, which 
has proved a great convenience to its numerous 
patrons. Orders will be called for and delivered 
to any part of the city and only first-class and re- 
liable goods are kept in stock. 

Broadway Cash Store, Paul Jente & Bro., 
Dealers in Groceries, Meats, Provisions and 
Vegetables, 101 and 107 Broadway, New Haven. 
— This business was established in 1870, by 
Messrs. P., J. and H. Jente. In 1883, Mr. H. 
Jente retired from the partnership, and the busi- 
ness from that date has been conducted under 
the style of Paul Jente & Bro. ; they occupy two 
stores, 80 x 50 feet each in dimensions, and" deal 
extensively in all the fancy and staple groceries, 
the best brands of flour in the market, teas and 
coflftesof the latest importation, and in quality 
and price of merchandise this firm are successful 
competitors with any house in the city, and 
guarantee satisfaction in every particular. 

Messrs. Jente & Bro. deal largely in all kinds 
of meats, provisions and vegetables. The hand 
ling of meats forms an important part of their 
business. Messrs. Jente & Bro., through their 
industry and enterprise, have built up an im- 
mense retail trade in both the groceiy and pro- 
visi(m line of business, which necessitates the 
constant employment of nine clerks. They are 
prompt and courteous in their treatment of cus- 
tomers, and the neat and tastefully- arranged 
store mnkes it an attractive place, even to per- 
sons of the most fastidious tastes. 

Messrs. Paul and J. Jente are natives of Ger- 
many. They are live business men, and by their 
honest, upright dealings have won the esteem of 
the people of New Haven. 

J. Sugenheimer, Wholesale and Retail Dealer 
in Fancy Goods, Notions, etc., 19 Church St. — 
One of the popular general fancy goods estab- 
lishments in New Haven is that of J. Sugen- 
heimer, wholesale and retail dealer in fancy 
goods, notions, etc., whose well-stocked and 
centrally-located store is at No. 19 Church street. 
This has been in successful existence for almost 
twenty-five years, and sustains to-day its old 



reputation for excellent goods. The house was 
founded in 1863 ; its career has been a record of 
progress, the trade growing each year. 

The store occupied is i8 x 80 feet in dimen- 
sions. Mr. Sugenheimer carries a full assort- 
ment of fancy goods, etc. ; also a line of hats, 
caps, and gents' furuishing goods. Several 
capable assistants are employed; and satisfaction 
is accorded to all. 

Mr. Sugenheimer is a gentleman of excellent 
ability, and enjoys a high reputation in the com- 
munity as a merchant and citizen. 



Daniel F. Kelly, Practical Plumber and Gas 
Fitter, No. 76 Crown Street. — This branch of 
business is extensively carried on in New Haven 
by Daniel F. Kelly, who is located at 76 Crown 
street. 

As a practical plumber and gas-fitter Mr. Kelly 
is most favorably known, having been established 
since 1881. The business was started under the 
name of Buckley & Kelly, but in 1882 Mr. D. F. 
Kelly assumed full charge and is regarded as a 
leading plumber in this section of the city. 

He occupies a large room 80x20 feet in dimen- 
sions, and carries a complete stock of plumbing 
materials, iron-pipe and gas-fittings, and in fact 
everything required in the successful conduct of 
the business. His patronage is large and neces- 
sitates the constant employment of four skilled 
workmen. The business, which consists mostly 
of plumbing and jobbing work, is attended to in 
a prompt and efficient manner. The business 
method of the proprietor, the reasonable prices 
and the skill displayed in all work accomplished 
combine to make this house one in which the ut- 
most confidence can safely be placed. Mr. Kel- 
ly has held the office of councilman of New Ha- 
ven, and is highly esteemed by the entire com- 
munity. 



S. H. Bishop, Dealer in Flour, Grain, Feed, 
Hay and Straw, West Haven. — Immediately op- 
posite the N. Y., N. H. and H. railroad depot at 
West Haven, Mr. S. H. Bishop has for over 
twenty years conducted a large trade in flour, 
grain, feed, hay and straw, and his establishment 
is thepopular source of supply for residents of 
this beautiful and growing suburban town, and 
adjacent sections. This veteran dealer, the pion- 
eer in his branch of trade in West Haven, is a 
live, enterprising and reliable dealer, and has 
every facility for supplying superior merchandise 
at lowest market prices, and he is at all times 
prepared to fill orders to any amoimt and to de- 
liver merchandise with dispatch and free of 
charge. Mr. Bishop has developed a large trade 
by his square dealing and reliability and his worth 
has always inspired the fullest confidence. 

He is a native of New Haven and is widely 
known in trade circles as the patentee and manu- 
facturer for twenty-five years of his famous pat- 
ent adjustible carriage pole, a business which he 
developed into large proportions and which is 
now conducted by his son, Mr. L. B. Bishop, at 
West Haven. 

He is a prominent and influential citizen of this 
town and has acceptably filled the office of Asses- 
sor and other positions. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



J. A. Angus, Coach, Carriage, Sign and Orna- 
mental Painter, 169 Brewery Street.— In produc- 
ing the beautiful as well as useful work in his 
line of art, Mr. J. A. Angus has attained a prom 
inence among his craft in New Haven which 
marks him a master of his art in its every phase 
and detail. He established himstlf in business 
in New Haven over twenty years ajro, and from 
the first he has, by reason of his skill aud worth, 
met with signal success. As a coacli, carriage, 
sign and ornamental painter he is unsurpassed it 
equaled by any painters in New England, and 
in his special work, such as heraldiy, monogram 
and portrait work he is the peer of the ablest 
in this section. He occupies two floors of a large 
building, No. 169 Brewery street, each 80x40 
feet in dimensions, rear of Smedley Bros. , and em- 
ploys several assistants in his business. Some 
of his notably fine work has attracted the atten- 
tion of art connoisseurs, and has received the 
most favorable criticism. He designed and ex- 
ecuted the paiHting in Jim Fisk's last coach, 
and has painted several portraits wliich are mas- 
ter-pieces in the highest sense of art, and that of 
Mr. Pierpont, his chef cC auvre, is pronounced a 
work deserving of highest commendation. 

He carries in stock a fine assortment of har- 
ness and carriages, which lie offers at lowest pos- 
sible prices, and his work and merchandise alike 
have firmly established him in a large and grow- 
ing patronage. 

Mr. Angus is a native of Portland, Me., and 
as a dealer, an artist and an artisan, he is held 
in high esteem and universal confidence. 

E. Bishop, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Jew- 
elry, Watches, Diamonds, etc., Room 6, No. 739 
Cliapel Street.— One of the earliest founded, re- 
liable and conservative houses in the jewelry bus- 
iness is that conducted by Mr. E. Bishop, in the 
Boardman building. This business was estab 
lished in 1853 and has steadily maintained its 
hold on popular favor since that time Mr. Bish- 
op is a manufacturer of and dealer in jewf-lry, 
watches, diamonds, etc., and gold and silver 
badges. Seal and plain wedding rings are also 
largely dealt in. Special attention is given to 
the artistic repairing of watches and jewelry, 
and owing to the excellent facilities and improved 
modern tools controlled by Mr. Bishop, this im- 
portant branch of the business is very success- 
fully and satisfactorily carried on. By reason 
of his large and exceptional expf rience Mr. Bish- 
op is a connoUseur of diamonds, of which he 
carries a beautifully selected stock, and is there- 
fore peculiarly well-fitted to undertake the re- 
setting of them in a manner to exhibit the stone 
to the best possible advantage, a pnint which is 
too often imperfectly understood by the manu- 
facturers of diamond jewelry. Badges for socie- 
ty emblems and kintlred purposes are als-o arlis 
ticaliy designed and made bv him at prices which 
are astonishingly low considering the character 
of the work. There are no articles which it is 
so annoying to find imperfect and not as repre- 
sented as wedding and engagement rings, signal 
izing as they do one of the most sacred and im- 
portant epochs of our lives, and perfect satisfac- 
tion is assured if such emblems are procured of 
Mr. Bishop, who keeps only reliable goods. Mr. 
Bishop was born in Mt. Pleasant, N. Y. 



George A. Isbell, Tveal Estate Broker and No- 
tary Public. Office, Room No. 1, 792 Ciiapel 
St reet. — Among the responsible rpal estate brokers 
of New Haven, Mr. George A. Isbell has for years 
held a most prominent place. He established 
himself in the business in this city in 1874, and 
from that time he has met with decided and de- 
served success. He occupies Room No. 1, No. 
792 Chapel street, and with bis extensive knowl- 
edge of values and locations he has exceptional 
facilities lor effecting advantageous sales and 
purchases of real estate, stocks, bonds and per- 
sonal property. He negDtiates loans at lowest 
current rates of interest, attends personally to the 
settlement of estates and conducts business for 
parties at home and abroad, leasing tenements, 
collecting rents and accounts, and in all his en- 
gageme'ts he is thoroughly reliable and deserving 
of fullest confidence. Insurance on real and per- 
sonal property is effected at lowest premiums, and 
his terms are always reasonable, and satisfaction 
warranted. Mr. Isbell is a Notary Public and 
authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds, 
mortgages, etc., and as a general business agent 
he is held in high esteem. 

His books show a large amount of property for 
sale or lease The list includes some of the most 
desirable property in the city, valuable either for 
residence or Ijusiuess purposes, and some of the 
best lots to be found in this vicmity. All parties 
contemplating purchase or investment in New 
Haven realty should examine the choice bargains 
which are now offered by tiiis enterprising agent. 
The property offered is favorably situated and 
must necessarily exi^erience a marked rise in val- 
ue in the near future. 

He is a native ofMilford, Conn., and is an es- 
timable citizen in all that the term implies. 



W. F. Donnelly, Portraits, 851 Chapel St.— 
Among the many excellent artist photographers 
of New Haven, Mr. W. F. Donnelly holds a 
leading position. The business was started by 
him at the above address in 1885, and despite the 
sharp competition he has received a most gratify- 
ing share of patronage from the very first. Mr. 
Donnt lly's customers are not confined to residents 
of New Haven, but extend to all the country 
within a radius of fifty miles. Though his suc- 
cess in building up the very large business which 
he enjoys during this short time seems almost 
phenomenal, it will be seen on a closer inspection 
of the conditions under wliich he has achieved 
this success, that it was but a result of his eneigy, 
enterprise, improved modern apparatus, and his 
high artistic skill. There is hardly another busi- 
ness in which the goods produced so " speak for 
themselves," or in other words, advertise the 
producer as in that done by the photographer. 

A good likeness and a soft and beautifully fin- 
ished picture are quickly appreciated. Recog- 
nizing these facts, Mr. Donnelly is particular to 
let none but good pictures leave his studio. Mr. 
Donnelly is a native of New Haven, and is well 
and favorably known in the city. Two floors 
are occupied in the prosecution of his business, 
and the most approved cameras (two in number), 
are necessary to accommodate his trade He has 
a finely furnished reception room, and a most 
magnificent display of pictures. 



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Charles W. Foster & Co., Manvifaclurers of 
Corsets and Elastic Garment and Hose Suppor- 
ters, 31 Crown Street. — An enterprising and en- 
ergetic concern is that of Charles W. Foster & 
Co., manufacturers of ladies' and gentlemen's 
elastic garment and Lose supporters, eligibl}' 
located at No. 31 Crown street. This business 
was established in 1877 by the present proprietor, 

and from the start 
has been a great 
success, growing 
larger annually 
and now a busi- 
ness of great mag- 
nitude is done. 

The premises 
occupied consist 
of three floors, 
21x70 feet in di- 
mensions and fit- 
ted up with all 
the newest me- 
chanical contriv- 
ances necessary to 
the manufacture 
of their goods. A 
fine 6-horse Row- 
land engine fur- 
nishes the motive 
power to carry on 
their manufac- 
tory and they em- 
ploy some fifteen 
or more skilled 
hands under the 
immediate supervision of the firm, thus assuiing 
that all goods proceeding from their establish 
ment are of the most perfect and satisfactory 
character. 

Among tlie goods manufactured will be found 
the celebrated Foster corsets, which are equal in 
every respect to the French corset^i, and cost 
much less in price. He is also the inventor of 
the famous Foster Cam Clasp and Ideal Fasten- 
er, which are invaluable as they do not tear the 
fabric and can be attached to any stocking or 
garment supporter; also wholesale dealers in 
elastic, corset lacings, webbings, etc. His trade 
is both of a wholesale and retail character, al- 
though principally custom, and extends far and 
wide and is annually growing in volume. Mr. 
Foster as will be seen is an inventor of experi 
ence and is an esteemed member of New Haven's 
commercial circles. 

N. W. Merwin & Co., Wholesale Dealers in 
Flour, Grain, Meal, etc., 178 and 180 State Street 
and 1, 3, 5 and 7 George Street. — This well 
known house is one of the most substantial and 
progressive in its line in the city. It was found- 
ed twenty-seven years ago by the present propri- 
etors, Messrs. N. W. Merwin and J. T. Fitch, 
and from the start was accorded so hearty a rec 
ognition that it immediately became a valuable 
addition to our mercantile system. 

Four floors are occupied, 25x60 feet in dimen- 
sions, and especially adapted to the purposes to 
which it is devoted. The goods dealt in com- 
pri-e flour, grain, meal, feed, etc., a specialty be- 
ing hay. This house are also Western shippers' 
agents for corn, oats, hay, etc., in car lots; also 



deal largely in potatoes. The stock carried be- 
ing full and complete, and of the best and most 
reliable quality. The business is wholesale most- 
ly throughout New England. 

Orders of any size are filled with promptitude 
and satisfaction and at the lowest prices that the 
markets afford. 

The concern employs eight capable hands, and 
is widely and favorably known, fully equipped 
in every particular, managed with energy and 
ability, and is a useful factor in the department 
of industry to which it is devoted. 

Mr. Merwin is the inventor of the Little Giant 
Dish Scraper, designed to scrape and clean 





cooking utensils of iron, tin or wood. 

The edges or cutting surfaces are steel chilled; 

will cut with every motion, going directly to the 

bottom and corners, removing all accumulations, 

making the vessel thoroughly clean. 

Superior to any- 
thing now in use, 
andindispensible 
in every kitchen. 
Also the Magic 
Bread and Cake 
Slicer, for fami- 
lies, hotels and 
restaurants. Ef- 
ficient, econom- 
ical and useful. 

Cuts slices any thickness'desired. 

William A. Warner, Hardware, Cutlery and 
Tools, 13 Grand Avenue, corner North Front 
Street. — The well-known establishment of Will- 
iam A. Warner, located at No. 13 Grand avenue, 
corner of North Front street, which was founded 
about four years ago, has attained to a position 
of prominence among the leading retail houses 
of Fair Haven. The premises occupied for busi- 
ness purposes consists of a store 24x60 feet in 
dimensions. This is fitted up in a convenient 
manner and no facility is wanting for extending 
his trade. The magnitude and variety of the 
stock carried is at all times prepared for the de- 
mand upon it, and embraces a large assortment 
and variety of shelf hardware, fine cutlery of all 
kinds, and tools of every description. Mr. War- 
ner makes it a point to carry only the most reli- 
able goods, and such as he can confidently rec- 
ommend to his customers. The assortments are 
full and choice, and very low prices are quoted. 
It is without doubt the leading hardware store in 
this part of the city, and is conducted by Mr. 
Warner on strict business principles. 

He is a native of New Haven and is energetic 
and progressive, a gentleman of integrity and 
personal worth, and one of our most useful mer- 
chants of Fair Haven, and enjoys a large trade 
throughout the county. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Elijah Gilbert, 49 Elm Street Dealer in M^ats 
and Groceries. — We would call attention to the 
old established and enterprising Grocery and 
Provision Store of Mr. Elijah Gilbert, located at 
No. 49 Ehn street. This house was established 
in 1846 by Austin Gilbert, succeeded in 1885 by 
Elijah Gilbert, the present proprietor; it has se- 
cured a large and permanent patronage from the 
best classes of citizens. The store occupies two 
rooms, and the stock carried is well selected and 
embraces a choice line of staple and fancy groce- 
ries, provisions and fresh m' ats of the choicest 
quality. Patrons are assured of obtaining only 
first-class goods. Six obliging clerks are kept 
busy, filling and delivering orders with prompt- 
n(ss. Mr.^Gilbert is a native of New Haven and 
has occupied the position of City Auditor. His 
trade is among the best families and very large. 
Parlies dealing with Mr. Gilbert will find every- 
thing as represented, and at prices whicli, consid- 
ering the high standard of goods sold, are very 
reasonable. 

E. M. Gans, Hats, Caps, Gents' Furnishings, 
Trunks, Bags and Valises, 369 State Street. — 
There is probably no article of dress in which it 
is so hard to suit the average man as in a hat. 
This being the case, it will be readily seen how 
important it is, when selecting that article to 
visit a store where there is a large and complete 
assortment from which to choose. Such an es- 
tablishment is carried on by E. M. Gans, at 369 
State street. 

Mr. Gans began business about the year 1869, 
and has built up a large trade. He carries one of 
the largest assortments of hats, caps and gents' 
furnishings; also, trunks, bags and valises. 

Mr. Gans occupies a store 80 x 20 feet in 
dimensions, and with his fine stock of goods 
makes an elegant display in his windows. He 
has the assistance of two efticient salesmen. 

Mr. Gans is a native of Austria, is about forty- 
two years of age, is a member of Odd Fellows, 
also a member of Horeb Lodge, I. O. B. B. 

Miss M. E. Iieary, Fashionable Millinery 
and Fancy Dry Goods, 727 and 925 Grand Ave. 
(Near Olive) — One of the hand-omest stocks of 
fine Frencb millinery goods to be found in this 
section of the city is that displayed at the store 
Miss M. E. Leary. No. 925 Grand avenue (near 
Olive). This lady has an extended and hitih 
reput-ation in New Haven and vicinity for taste 
and skill in millinery work, and in consequence 
she enjoys a large and select patronage in this 
special branch of trade, and only the very lowest 
price at which good work can be done is charged. 
Miss Leary gives employment to seven assistants. 
and occupies a branch store at No. 727 Grand 
ave.. also finely fitted up. 

The establishment was founded in 1874, by 
Ryan & Leary, succeeded in 1875 by Miss M. E. 
Leary, and has rapidly and steadily grown in 
popular favor since its inception. A fine stock 
of fancy goods in general in addition to those 
mentioned is carried, the latest Parisian novelties 
being early on hand and fresh and extensive im- 
portations going on constantly. All who have 
dealings with Miss Leary find her a lady of fine 
taste, as regards trimming or making. 



Union Fish & Oyster Co., Dealers in Fish- 
Oysters, Clams, Lobsters, and Sea Food general, 
ly. No. 5 Broadway. — One of the principal in- 
du-itries of New Haven is the fish and oyster 
trade, and among the popular houses in this line 
is that of the Union Fish & Oyster Co., located 
at No, 5 Broadway. This business was estab- 
lished in 1885 and has met with great success. 
The premises occupied consist of one floor 90x20 
feet in dimensions, they also carry on a branch 
store at No. 140 Congress avenue. They handle 
all kinds of fish, oysters, clams and lobsters, 
and sea food generally, and their trade is both 
wholesale and retail. Five h>inds are employed. 
Three teams are kept busy filling orders through- 
out the city and suburbs. Tiiis is a regular or- 
ganized company. Mr. George O. Knapp, how- 
ever, being the manager and only active partner. 
Jrle is a native of South Norwalk, Conn., and is 
a gentleman well fitted to fill the responsible po- 
sition he occupies. 

This firm is destined to attain a prominence 
accorded only to those whose transactions are 
based on a strict adherence to the rules of fair, 
honorable and squaie dealing. The stores are 
both centrally located, and have telephone con- 
nection. 



A. H. Hurlburt, Real Estate, Room 2, No. 63 
Church Street. — One of the most activ. and 
successful real estate dealers in New Haven is 
Mr. A. H. Hurlburt. This gentleman is a succes- 
sor to Mr. H. C. Long, who started business in 
1876 and was succeeded by Mr. Hurlburt in 1885. 
An office 35x20 feet in dimensions is occupied 
and a large business is done. A special feature 
is the negotiation of loans, a department to 
which he gives liis most careful personal atten- 
tion and in which, owing the very extensive ac- 
quaintance among capitalists and other investors 
which lie enjoys and the confidence which is 
justly reposed in liis discretion and integrity, he 
has been eminently successful. He has made a 
most careful and exhaustive study of the con- 
ditions which influence and govern the value of 
real estate in New Haven and vicinity and his 
advice has often been the means of saving his 
clients from severe loss from injudicious invest- 
ments. Particular attention is given to the care 
of property and the collection of rents. Mr. 
Hurlburt is extremely popular in the city and has 
been a member of the Common Council. 



D. Shepard, M. D., Apothecary, West Haven. 
— This very attractive and complete pharmacy 
was established by Dr. Shepard over twenty 
years ago, and under his able management it has 
been from the beginning the principal and popu- 
lar source of drug and medicine supply for the 
residents of this flourishing suburban town. 

The store room and laboratory are very at- 
tractively and tastefully arranged and the stock 
is kept fresh, full and reliable. The purest drugs 
and chemicals, all reputable, proprietary reme- 
dies and preparations and a very select assort- 
ment of toilet requisites are kept on hand and are 
supplied at city prices, and the business, for 
which Dr. Shepard's medical education and prac- 
tice have peculiarly fitted him has attained most 



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important proportions. Prescriptions are com- 
poun(ied witli most scrupulous care and it goes 
■without saying that liis successful career as_ a 
physician and surgeon in West Haven has in- 
spired fullest contidenee in his skill as a pharma- 
cist. 

Dr. Shepard is a native of Newtown, Conn., 
and graduated from the medical department of 
Yale'CoUege in 1864. since which time he has 
* been actively and successfully engaged in the 
practice of his profession. lie has long lield a 
prominent place among the medical faculty of 
this section, and in professional as in business and 
private life, he is held in highest esteem. For 
convenience of the public the store is connected 
by telephone. 

W. N. Robbins, Dealer in Meats, Fish, Poul 
try, Lard, etc., Vegetables in their Season, West- 
ville. — As successor to the firm of Hotchkiss & 
Robbins, of which he was the junior member, 
and who established the business here in 1863, 
Mr. W. N. Robbins is conducting the principal 
meat, fish and provision market in Westville. 
From its inception, this atraciive establishment 
has been the popular source of food supply for 
the people of this tovvn and vicinity, and under 
existing management its prestige and patronage 
is fully sustained. 

The premises are commodious and comprise 
two floors of the large building, and the estab- 
lishment uniformly presents a most inviting ap- 
pearance. The choicest, fresh and sweet meats 
and fish, the best brands of canned goods, and 
poultry, lai d and vegetables and produce of stand- 
ard excellence are always obtainable here at low 
prices, and orders are filled with dispatch, and 
goods promptly deliven d free of charge. 

Mr. Robbins is nothing if not a reliable and 
enterprising man of business, and is a recognized 
leader of successful mercantile enterprise in this 
pla e. He is a native of Westville, and is one of 
her most responsible merchants and estimable 
citizens. 



O. G. Earle's Popular Price Store, 46 Church 
Street, Cor. Crown.— One of our most important 
stores in the jewelry trade is the neat and at- 
tractive jewelry store of C. G. Earle's, well- 
known throughout the city as "Earle's Popular 
Price Store," located at No. 46 Church street, 
cor. Crown street. This business was estab- 
lished in 1883 by the present proprietor. The 
store is 30x60 feet in size, and well arranged 
with elegant show windows, neat show cases and 
counters, and presents a very attractive and 
Metropolitan appearance. Tlie stock has been 
carefully selected and comprises white stone ear 
drops, lace pins, collar buttons, finger rings, 
scarf pins of all qualities and prices, sleeve but- 
tons, watch chains and charms, bracelets, pocket 
knives, etc. All are sold at popular prices and 
eveiythinff warranted as represented and marked 
in plain figures 

Mr. Earle is a native of New York city and is 
well-known as a business man, pnd his popular 
store, wliich is very near the post-office, Church 
street, cor. Crown, is increasing the number of 
its patrons rapidly and is well known throughout 
the city and suburbs as "Earle's Popular Price 
.Store." 



J. J, Tiemey's Fine Photographic and Art 
Gallery, 775 Chapel Street.— This business was 
first established at the present location, in 1875, 
as a crayon business; Mr. Tieruey embracing 
photography in 1883. Crayons, however, are a 
specialty with Mr. Tierney, being a fine artist 
himself. 

The premises comprise two floors, well lighted, 
neatly fitted and thoroughly equipped with all 
the unproved appliances for taking life like pho- 
tographs and doing first-class artistic work. The 
pictures in his gsdlery are a sufficient recommen- 
dation of his ability to give satisfaction to all 
who may favor him with iheir patronage. Mr. 
Tierney does first-class work at low prices. We 
commend him to all desiring life like portraits. 
His pictures will be found in many of the resi- 
dences of this section, and his reputation as an 
artist is not confined to this State. 

C. H. Conway, Druggist, No. 305 Grand Av., 
Cor. Blatchley Ave.— This is one of the leading 
pharmacies in Fair Haven, and is one of the most 
attractive features of the principal thoroughfare 
of this section. It was established by the present 
proprietor. Mr. C. H. Conway, in June, 1884, 
and from the beginning has been conducted with 
mnrked ability and decided success 

The store is 30 x 40 feet m dimensions, with 
laboratory in the rear, and the establishment is 
throughout complete and attractive. The stock 
is always maintained fresh and complete, and 
includes everythinir desirable in drugs and chem- 
icals of standard excellence, a full line of reput- 
able proprietary remedies and preparations, and 
an elegant assortment of toilet requisites and 
fancy articles. Two competent clerks are em- 
ployed in the business, and prompt and courte- 
ous attention always awaits customers. In the 
compounding ot prescriptions, the utmost care is 
observed to secure accuracy, and in all things 
Mr. Ccmway and his assistants are reliable and 
obliging. 

Mr. Conway is a Vermont man by birth, and is 
an expert in eVery detail of his business. 



Joseph Molloy, Dealer in Groceries and Pro- 
visions, 35 St. John Street.— Among the many 
houses in New Haven that have for many years 
carried a superior grade of groceries and provis- 
ions, that of Joseph Molloy, located at No. 35 
St John street deserves special mention. This 
gentleman established himself in this business 
fourteen years ago, and has by energy and perse- 
verance attaine(i the position he now occupies 
among the, business men of New Haven. His 
store is large and admirably arranged for his 
trade, having all necessary facilities for carrying 
on the business. Courteous and obliging sales- 
men are employed, while the stock comprises all 
kinds of staple and fancy groceries, teas, coffees, 
spices, etc., and a full line of fresh meats, includ- 
ing fine cuts of beef, mutton, lamb, pork, etc., 
also poultry and fresh vegetables in their season, 
his fiicilities for furnishing choice goods being 
unsurpassed in this section of the city. Mr. 
Molloy is an energetic gentleman of long experi- 
rience in his business and well deserves his suc- 
cess. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



F. F. Gesaer, Dealer in Choice Beef, Mutton, 
Lamb, Veal, Pork, Hams and Sausages, 112 
Congress Ave. — A call at the establishment of a 
first-class dealer in meats and vegetables would 
show from whence is distributed a goodly share 
of the meat consumed in the city, and one who 
was not familiar with the large extent of Mr. 
Gesner's business would probably wonder how 
he would ever dispose of all the meat which is to 
be seen there. The visitor would observe choice 
lamb, beef, mutton, veal, pork, hams, sausages 
in almost endless profusion, as well as fresh veg- 
etables of all the varieties peculiar to the season. 
Capacious refrigerators contain the meat in the 
warmer weather, and they are so scientifically 
arranged that a very low temperature can be 
attained and kept, while their perfect drainage 
and ventilation render it impossible for the meat 
to contract any odor or taint whatever during the 
time it is confined therein. But, admirable as 
the means are within his store to preserve the 
freshness ot his goods, Mr. Gesner is not satisfied 
to do no more, but with a determination to serve 
his customers in the very best manner which 
modern invention, without regard to expense, 
affords, which is characteristic of the man, he 
has procured no less than three refrigerator 
wagons, constructed on the most approved prin- 
ciples, and in these wagons brings his meats to 
his customers' houses, fresh and sweet as if it had 
never left his store; thus affording them an oppor- 
tunity to make their seleciions at their own door 
and, if they desire, have their beef in the oven 
almost before it is fairly off the ice. It is unnec- 
essary to add that his trade is not only very large 
but increasing. 

Mr. Gesner, who was born in Rockland, N.Y., 
started his business in 1881. He has a large force 
of competent and polite employees, and is greatly 
esteemed by a large circle of friends. 



S. H. Cruttenden, Livery, Hack, Boarding 
and Sales Stables, 137, 139 and 141 Union St.— 
A first-class livery stable is an adjunct to every 
city, no matter bow small or unimportant it may 
be, which must be regarded as indispensable. 
But in a city of such size, importance and com- 
mercial activity as New Haven, the necessity for 
such establishments is increased a hundred-fold ; 
and, at any rate, it is only proper that it should 
and, indeed, New Haven is unusually well 
provided in this regard, not only with respect to 
the number of such institutions, but in regard to 
their hiah standing and reliability. Among those 
concerns occupying a foremost position in this 
line, mention must be made of that conducted by 
Mr. S. H. Cruttenden, at Nos. 137, 139 and 14*1 
Union street. A stylish liorse and a natty vehicle 
is what most people insist upon when they have 
decided to take a drive, whether engaged on 
business or pleasure, and Mr Cruttenden's stables 
is just the place where such a desideratum can 
always be obtained. His stables are spacious, 
clean and commodious, and cover an area meas- 
uring 160 X 100 feet. Here are housed no less 
than seventy-five as choice specimens of horse- 
flesh as can be found anywhere in New Haven; 
while in his carriage room, upward of a hundred 
and fifty vehicles of every description, from the 
unpretentious two-wheeled buggy or cutter- 



sleigh, up to the private and aristocratic-looking- 
brougham or landau. 

The business now carried on by Mr. Cruttenden 
was originally set on foot in 1861, by Messrs. 
Joslin & Wilcox, who, seven years later, were 
succeeded by Mr. C. E. Cruttenden. Mr. S. H. 
Cruttenden, however, did not become connected 
with the firm until 1874, when a Mr. Carter 
became associated with him. He retired, how- 
ever, in November, 1886, since which time the- 
style of the firm has been as at present. The 
establishment, under his fostering care and atten- 
tion, has become a representative one, and Mr. 
Cruttenden fnlly deserves the success which he- 
has attained in the business. 

The Stafford Printing Co., 86 to 90 Crown 
Street. — For more than half a century this house 
has been a leading one in its line of industrial 
enterprise in New Haven, and under present 
management its old time prestige and repute have^ 
been more than maintained. The enterprise was 
inaugurated so far back as 1828 and continued 
for many years by Mr. Tliomas Stafford, and in 
1881 the present company was organized to con- 
tinue the business on a more extended scale. 
The very extensive and complete printing estab- 
lishment of The Stafford Company is located at 
86 to 90 Crown street, and comprises two floors 
of the large building 35x90 feet each in dimen- 
sions. The presses, appliances and equipment 
of the offices are in every regard complete and. 
adequate for the best printing and binding work, 
the machinery being driven by steam-power. 
The stock of type includes all the latest styles in 
favor for book and commercial printing of every 
description, and the work turned out of this es- 
tablishment is unsurpassed for style and general 
excellence, and prices are uniformly the lowest 
consistent with first class workmanship. 

A force of tweilty skilled compositors, press- 
men and binders are employed in this business, 
and orders for all kinds of work are executed 
with dispatch and in the most satisfactory man- 
ner, and the utmost confidence is always inspired 
by the worth and methods of the management. 

Mr. Samuel A. York is the president, and Mr. 
J. J. Osborn, Jr., is the efficient secretary and 
treasurer of the company. 

Henry S. Higby, Yale Pharmacy, 1130 Chapel, 
cor. York St.— One of the most attractive and 
popular business establishments in the City of 
New Haven is the drug stoie of Mr. Henry S. 
Higby, better known as the Yale Pharmacy, 
located at No. 1130 Chapel, corner of York St. 
This house was established in 1881 by Mr. Higby, 
who has had many years' experience. 

For his prescription trade, of which he makes 
a specialty, he is always supplied with the fresh- 
est and purest drugs, and the prescription depart- 
ment is under his personal supervision. He oc- 
cupies a tastily arranged store, which is doing a 
very large trade in toilet articles, fancy goods, 
and patent medicines, and the excellent stock 
and favorable prices causes an increase of trade 
from year to year. 

Mr. Higby is a native of Milford, Ct. He ha& 
taken all the degrees among the Odd Fellows, 
and has a high social standing as well as an envi- 
able business career. 



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P. J. Kelly & Co., New York Furniture Store, 
831 and 823 Grand Avenue.— It is in this work 
our intention to mention those houses which are 
the representatives of tbeir special line of trade. 
One of the leading establishments in the furni- 
ture trade in this section of New Haven may be 
named that of P. J. Kelly & Co., whose sales- 
rooms are situated at Nos. 821 and 823 Grand 
avenue. This business was established in 1882 
by Mr. Kelly, wbo is a thoroughly practical man 
and possesses an intimate knowledge of every de- 
tail and feature of the furniture trade. The 
warerooms are spacious and attractive and con- 
tain a splendid assortment of parlor, chamber, 
dining room and kitchen furniture, carpets, bed- 
ding of every description, pictures, etc. These 
goods are celebrated for quality and elegance. 
Their parlor sets are in every style and the car- 
pets include the choicest patterns in Brusselis, 
tapestries, three ply ingrain, etc., and all quali- 
ties and styles of oil cloths can be found here in 
great profusion, while the prices are within the 
reach of all. The terms are of the most liberal 
character, presenting to ail an opportunity of ob- 
taining what they require for housekeeping on 
special credit 

The ui^right and reliable character of Mr. 
Kelly's dalings has secured the representative 
position which he now occupies. 

New Haven Pipe Co., New England Agents 
for Ohio and Rochester Vitrified Pipe; also man- 
ufacturers of, and dealers in, Cement, Well and 
Ohimney Pipe. OfHce 963 Grand Avenue. — In 
•connection with his important business as Secre- 
tary and Treasurer of the New Haven Invest- 
ment Company, and as one of the leading real 
estate agents in this city, Mr. W. J. Atwater 
ias for eighteen years past conducted the busi- 
ness of the New Haven Pipe Company in this 
place. 

The enterprise was inaugurated over twenty 
yea>s ago by Messrs. Atwater& Ferriss, and their 
trade in the celebrated O lio and Rochester Vitri- 
fied Pipe, for which the house are the New Eng- 
land agents, as well as Cement, Well and Chim- 
ney Pipe of their own manufacture, has, under 
able management, attained most important pro- 
portions. 

Tiie facilities of the concern for supplying 
every desirable article in their line at small mar- 
gins above cost of production, are ample, and 
among contractors, plumbers, and sanitary en- 
gineers in this section, the house is recognized as 
a desirable source of supply. 

Mr. Atwater's office is at 962 Grand avenue, and 
all business of the Pipe Co. passes through his 
hands, all orders have prompt attention, and 
reliance can always be placed in his punctuality 
and busint'ss worth. 

Those desiring either to buy or sell real estate 
find in Mr. Atwater a thoronghly reliable agent, 
and in his accuracy and integrity clients can uni- 
formly depend. The best possible opportunities 
for safe and profitable investment in reliable 
securities are offered by the New Haven Invest 
ment Co., whose business is entirely confided to 
his energetic and competent manager. 

The New Haven Pipe Company's warehouse is 
100 feet squnre in dimensions, and the stock in 
trade is always equal to any emergency, being 



sufficient for all immediate demands. Twelve 
clerks, etc., are employed in the business, and in 
the hands of Mr. Atwater the trade of the con- 
cern ai d the reputation of the old house have 
been maintained unimpaired. 

Mr. Atwater is a native of New Haven, and 
has served with ability as Alderman, member of 
Council, Police Commissioner and Board of Pub- 
lic Works. 



The Yale Caster Co., Manufacturers of the 
Yale Caster, Gem Stove Truck and Hardware 
Specialties, New Haven. — Famous among the 
dealers of hardware specialties, for the superior 
quality of its product, the Yale Caster Co. has 
for years commanded a large trade among the 
wholesale hardware merchants and jobbers of 
the country, and it is at this time one of the 
prominent and successful industries of New Ha- 
ven. 

The valuable plant of the company comprises 
the best improved machinery driven by steam, 
and thirty skilled workmen are employed in the 
manufficture of the famous Yale Casters, Gem 
Stove Trucks and other hardware specialties of 
which this concern is the sole manufacturer and 
patentee. The output is large and the goods of 
the company are steadily gaining in favor, as 





their merits become known. 

rhe offices of the company are: President, C. 
Spencer; Vice President, S. Osborn; Secretary 
and Treasurer, M. B. Scheuck; Superintendent, 
W. W. Abbott. 

They are all men of excellent business qualifi- 
cations and high standing in the commtniity, and 
at home and abroad the company stands high in 
the regard of the trade as one of the responsible, 
representative manufacturing concerns of New 
England. 



J. W. T. Tuttle, Broadway Bakery, 11 Broad- 
way. — J W. T. Tuttle, the well-known baker at 
No. 11 Broadway, New Haven, succeeded to 
what is known as the "Broadway Bakery," in 
1882, and has from the first been very successful 
in building up a substantial trade in the neigh- 
borhood in bread, cakes and paltry, being sole 
agent for P. Ferry's well known goods for this 
part of the city. The premises occupied consist 
of a floor, 25x70 feet in dimensions. Two ex- 
pert hands are employed. Mr. Tuttle carries a 
fine stock in all branches of his business, and is 
prepared to supply cus'omers at short notice, 
and satisfaction guaranteed as to both quality 
and price. Mr. Tuttle is a native of New Haven 
and has a high reputation and standing in this 
community, and his store is largely patronized by 
families in this section who appreciate first-class 
bread, cake and pastry. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Walter A. Main, Insurance and Real Ebtate, 
Main Street, West Haven.— A native of the town 
and thoroughly tamiliar with localities and values 
of real estate in this section, Mr. W. A. Main 
has for several years conducted with signal sue 
cess a flourishing real estate and insurance busi- 
ness in West Haven. 

The location, at corner of Main and Campbell 
streets, is a very desirable one, and the facilities 
of this enterprising young businessman for meet- 
ing all requirements in his line are ample in 
every particular. He buys, sells and leas' s prop- 
erty, negotiates loans, collects rents, effects in- 
surance, and generally superintends the manage- 
ment of estates, making prompt returns to cli- 
ents and at uniformly low rates of commission. 
He has listed a large number of desirable town 
and country properties, which he offers at ad 
vantageous prices and most accommodating 
terms, and those who contemplate either selling 
or investing would do well to consult this suc- 
cessful agent. 

Mr. Main represents the German-American 
and other time-tried fire insurance companies, 
and insures personal and real estate at lowest rates 
of premium. He is always reliable, vigilant and 
energetic, and is a desirable business agent in 
every particular. 

Mr. Main is the Tax Collector of West Haven, 
and is one of the estimable and influential citizens 
of the town. 

Mr. Main has a number of very desirable lots at 
Savin Rock, at low prices, and those desiring to 
purchase shore property would do well to con- 
sult him. He represents the German American 
Ins. Co, of N. Y., whose assets of $5,000,000 
show it to be one of the most successful companies 
in the United States. 

Willis G. Judson, Dealer in First Class Gro- 
ceries, Fine Butter, Cheese, Tea, Coffee and 
Spices, 480 Chapel Street.— Mr. Willis G. Jud- 
son is a gentleman of good sound business qual- 
ities and is prominent in this branch of trade. 
The premises occupied by him are commodious, 
being 15x40 feet in size, located at 480 Chapel 
street. He carries a full stock of first class gro- 
ceries, among which are to be found choice teas, 
coffees and the best imported spices, also fiije 
butter, cheese, etc., the best brands of flo'ir and 
all the delicacies and stnple commodities Known 
to the trade, and for quality and freshness the 
stock carried by Mr. Judson has no superior in 
this city. He is an energ'itic, enterprising busi- 
ness man, who thoroughly understands every de- 
tail of the business and his lacilities for purchas- 
ing are such as to enable him to supply the de- 
mands of his customers at the shortest notice 
and at very reasonable prices. 

His patrons feel confident that their orders 
will receive the same prompt attention when sent 
by their children or servants as if personally de- 
livered by themselves. 

Mr. Judson established his grocery business in 
1879 and has met with merited success from the 
first. He is a native of New Haven, Conn., and 
was a member of the Board of Aldermen four 
years, lioad Commissioner one term and Justice 
of the Peace six years. His upright business 
dealings, together with the several public offices 
held by him, has made him favorably known. 



Rourke Brothers, Successors to T. P. Rourke. 
Practical Plumbers and Gas Fitters. Dealers ia 
Stoves, Furnaces and Ranges, 670 Grand Avenue, 
As improving the sanitary condition of the peo- 
ple, the occupation of the plumber, apart from 
the general usefulness of their work, become*- 
one of the most important industries of all cities- 
and towns. 

Among those in New Haven who are recog- 
nized as masters of their art, the firm name of 
Rourke Brothers holds a prominent place, and 
their services are called into constant requisi- 
tion, on work of the most important character. 

The business was inaugurated by Mr. T. P. 
Rourke in 1881, and five years later the found- 
er of the enterprise associated with himself his- 
brother, Mr. E. A. Rourke. Both of the mem- 
bers of the firm are expert, practical plumbers- 
and gas fitters, and the house has every facility 
for executing all work in their line in the most 
scientific and satisfactory manner. The Messrs. 
Rourke occupy two floors of the large building 
at No. 670 Grand avenue, eacli 25x70 feet in size. 
They carry a very extensive assortment of stoves, 
furnaces, ranges and tin and sheet iron ware, 
and supply the most desirable merchandise of 
this description at most reasonable prices. They 
also fill orders for tin and sheet iron work with 
dispatch, and a guarantee of satisfaction as to- 
prices and quality of merchandise and workman- 
ship is always given. Nine competent work- 
men are employeii by the firm, and the liouse is- 
daily growing in favor and its patronage steadily 
increasing. 

The Messrs. Rourke were both born in New 
Haven, and are widely known and universally 
esteemed for their business and personal worth. 

Robert Lutz, Dealer in Choice Beef, Mutton,. 
Lamb, etc.. No. 161 Crown Street.— A provision 
store which is a favorite with New Haven citi- 
zens is that conducted by Mr. Robert Lutz at 
No. 161 Crown street. The business was started 
in 1885, and its success has been pronounced and 
well-merited. Mr. Lutz has a fine retail trade 
throughout the city, and is establishing a reputa- 
tion lor desirable goods and honorable dealing. 
Choice beef is always to be found at this store at 
the lowest market price, and mutton is also kept 
in large quantity. Mr. Lutz makes a specialty 
of game, of which all kinds is kept in their 
season, and offered at the very lowest figures 
possible. Vegetables are also in stock in profu- 
sion, as well as lamb and veal, everything being 
of the best quality. 

Mr. Lutz has shown himself to be an enterpris- 
ing business man by the way in which he ha& 
managed his business, and he has already secured, 
many regular customers, who have found his- 
goods to be strictly as represented in every in- 
stance. His store is very nicely fitted up, perfect 
cleanliness and order being observable every- 
where, and the large and varied stock disposed 
of to the best possible advantage. A number of" 
courteous and agreeable assistants are employed 
by Mr. Lutz, and nothing whatever is left undone- 
which his experience can suggest, that will en- 
hance the comfort and convenience of his patrons, 
and scrupulous care is taken not to offer tor sale 
any meat which is not what it should be in all 
respects. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



18T 



Jacob P. Richards, Dealer in Cbuico Beef, 
Miiiton, Lamb, Veal, Pork, Hams and Sausages, 
426 State Street.— 'I'his enterprising house vas 
eslablished in 1857, by the present proprietor Jacob 
P. Richards, who has gained popularity among 
the leading families of llie city. The premists 
are located at No. 426 State street, and consist of 
one floor, 80 x 20 feet in dimensions, and care- 
fully stocked with a large assortment of beef, 
mutton, lamb, veal, pork, hams and sausages; 
also poultry, game and vegetables. A number 
of hands are given steady employment, and the 
trade is both wholesale and retail, extending 
through the city and suburbs. 

Mr. Jacob P. Richards possesses every advan- 
tage, as regards experience. All provisions will 
be found Tresh, and are unsurpassed by those of 
other establishments ; this is due to the great care 
of this gentleman in the selection of his stock. 

Mr. Jacob P. Richards was born in Germany, 
and is a gentleman well known in private life. 
He is caplain of City Guards, 2d Regiment. 

L. G. Hoadley, Manufacturer and Wholesale 
Dealer in Confectionery. Proprietor of the 
Eclipse Cough Drop, 170 and 172 Meadow St.— 
Noticeable among the manufacturers of confec- 
tionery in this city, we find Mr. L. G. Hoadley, 
located at Nos. 170 and 172 Meadow street. He 
occupies for his business a fine store and factory, 
admirably arranged and equipped for the manu- 
facture of all kinds of pure confectionery. He is 
the sole proprietor and manufacturer of the cele- 
brated "Eclipse Cough Drop," of which large 
quantities are manufactured and sold to the trade. 

Mr. Hoadley established his business in 1879, 
and has, during his business career, built up a 
flourishing trade and gained the confidence of the 
public by his integrity, fair dealing and close 
application to business. 

We feel confident in commending this estab- 
lishment, as one where only pure goods are man- 
ufactured, and where prices are as low as any 
throughout the city or vicinity. 

Employment is given to several capable assist- 
ants, and altogether the trade is very extensive. 

Mr. Hoadley is a native of Connecticut, and is 
a gentleman whose knowledge and experience en- 
ables him to meet all the wants of the business. 

W. S. Horton, Dentist, 838 Chapel Street.— 
The popular dental establishment of Mr. W. S. 
Horton, located at No. 838 Chapel street, deserves 
particular notice. He has been established since 
1878, and has gained a high reputation. The 
location is convenient and the premises commo- 
dious. The parlor is handsomely and appro- 
priately furnished, and the operating-room is 
provided with the best appliances for the render- 
ing of satisfactory service. 

Mr. Horton attends to all branches of dentistry, 
extracting, filling and manufacturing teeth, and 
employs his talents in all directions where skill is 
necessary. His work is always of the most per- 
fect character, and Mr. Horton will be found 
reliable, prompt, and accurate in the fulfillment 
of orders, and his prices are very moderate and 
suited to the means of all. 

Mr. Horton is a native of Westfield, Mass., 
and is a gentleman of enterprise and energy. 



James E. Kelley, Sole Agent for Applying^ 
Warren's Improved Fire and Water-proof Gravel 
Roofing, Residence, 110 Davenport Ave., near 
Howard Ave. ; Office, 13 State Street. — A most 
conspicuous example of success in business is- 
that afforded by Mr. James E. Kelley, his office- 
being at 13 State street. Mr. Kelley was first 
associated with Warren Bros, in New York city, 
in 1852, but in 1865 he removed to New Haven^ 
and entered into business independently, meeting: 
with immediate and most gratifying success, and 
constantly enlarging and widening the scope of 
his business until it readied its present extended 
proportions, two floors being now occupied, each. 
100 X 30 feet, besides a yard^SO x 30 feet. 

A specialty is made of handling Warren's im- 
proved fire and water-proof giavel roofing, but 
many other varieties of roofing are also dealt in 
largely, such as the "Beeiiive" brand felt, 
cement and gravel roofing, improved two and 
three-ply prepared roofing, English felt roofing, 
asbestos and native Trinidad asphalt roofing, etc., 
etc. Much is also done in the way of water proof 
flooring, such as is required in breweries, stables, 
packing houses, etc., and vaults and cellars are 
made perfectly dry and water-tight. Careful and 
prompt attention is given to orders by mail, and 
they may be addressed either to Mr. Kelley'& 
office at 13 State street, or to his residence, which, 
is at 110 Davenport ave. 

A wholesale, retail and jobbing business is- 
done, and employment is given to ten hands- 
constantly. In the long course of Mr. Kelley's 
bii.^iuess experience, orders have been filled for 
many prominent persons and business bouses,, 
and the long list of unimpeachable references in 
New Haven and vicinity, which Mr. Kelley 
shows by permission of those referred to, shows 
how the work has been done. Among them may 
be mentioned: Hon. H. B. Bigelow, Hon. John. 
M. Leeds, Mr. M. Armstrong and Mr Chas. A. 
White, all of New Haven, ami the Union Metallic 
Cartridge Co., the Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co.,. 
the Howe Sewing Machine Co. , the Bridgeport 
Malleable Iron Co. and the Marcelin Chemical 
Co., Bridgeport concerns. 



H. C. Goodwin, Dealer in Country Produce,. 

Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Stalls 4 and 6, City Mar- 
ket. — In consequence of the uniform quality of 
the specialties in which he deals a large trade has- 
been secured by this gentleman. His eggs are 
noted for their freshness and the butter, being 
obtained from some of the choicest dairies, is ex- 
ceptionally fine. Mr. Goodwin also handles 
cheese, country produce, and fresh vegetables 
are received daily. The business is boih whole- 
sale and retail, and with a sufficient force of as- 
sistants is transacted in a prompt and satisfac- 
tory manner. The premises occupied consist of 
two stalls, located in City Market, 25x35 feet in. 
dimensions and are considered among the best, 
fitted up in the market. The business was es- 
tablished in 1876 by G. A. Dickerman, succeeded 
in 1879 by Henry C. Goodwin, the present pro- 
prietor, who is a native of New Haven, and be- 
longs to both the orders of Free Masons and Odd 
Fellows, and is a gentleman well known for his 
enterprise, and his sound judgment and business 
tact. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 




The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. — Wil 
liam Penn and the Red Men. — During the 
year 1682, William Penn formed a lasting 
league of peace with the red men of the 
forest and witliout wrangle or bloodshed he 
■ obtained the lands now comprising the 

"Key Stone 
State " and a part 
of Delaware. Wm. 
Penn founded the 
State of Pennsyl- 
vania. He was a 
Qua Ice rand the 
Quakers largely 
founded the Penn 
Mutual Life In- 
surance Company, 
receiving llieir 
charter from the 
State on the 24th 
day of February, 
1847, locating at 
Thiladelphia, and began business on May 25th of 
the same year. The object of the Penn Mutual 
has been to furnish reliable life insurance at the 
lowest cost. The business has been conducted 
on the purely mutual plan and the profits or sav- 
ings have been annually distributed to members 
according to their individual contributions. The 
record of tire Penn since 1847 shows that these 
dividends have been more in number and of a 
larger average percentage than any other company. 
While this low cost has resulted from care in 
selection of risks, placing of investments and 
economy of its expenditures, a high standard of 
security has always been maintained. The pre- 
sent assets of this company are Eleven Million 
five hundred thouiand dollars, with a clear sur- 
plus of two millicms over all present or contin- 
gent liabilities. This ratio of assets to liabilities 
denotes a condition of strength, of which the 
management of forty years may well be proud, 
and which demonstrates security and decreasing 
cost of insurance with the increasing age of the 
policy. The oldest members have not, during 
forty years, paid in one-haif the face of their pol- 
icies so that in old age they possess a good pol 
icy, increasing in value with but little cost. The 
management which has produced these results 
has ever been of the members, for the members 
(twenty seven trustees are elected annually), by 
the members. The charter of the Peim Mutual 
]iermits none to vote by proxy, precluding "one 
man power." The trustees elect ofiicers and 
committees who conduct the business. The 
company has been conservative, security and 
cost having always first consideration, hence its 
membership has'beeu more limited than some 
companiesof equal or less age; but it has not 
been slow to adopt such truly liberal and pro- 
gressive features as were warranted by experi- 
ence. It has always voluntarily adopted such 
features and "latest advances" in advance of 
State legislation. It was the first to establish a 
system of paid up values or non forfeiture to the 
retiring member. Later, it added the "exten- 
sion feature" and subsequently made its policies 
incontestable after two years for any cause, if 
the premiums are paid. The established meth- 
ods of the company have won popularity for the 
.old Penn, best evidenced by the growing in- 



crease in all the factors of its business of 1886 
over that of any previous year. After total pay- 
ment to policy "holders ot |1. 283, 929. 55 it had re- 
maining a net gain in assets of $941,252.50 and a 
gain of insurance in force of $5,922,650.00. If 
you wish to invest, our books are open. We can 
furnish you any desirable form of policy from 
the ordinary life to the endowment bond which 
guarantees six per cent, annual interest addition- 
al to face value in the event of death before the 
maturity of said bond. Call at the Connecticut 
office of the Penn Mutual Life, get the thirty 
ninth annual report and full particulars of plans 
etc., at 82 Church street. New Haven, John H. 
Post, General Agent. 

E. Healy's Pharmacy, 276 Grand Avenue. — 
Under the able management of Mr. .1. W. Kes- 
sell, a competent pharmacist of years' experience, 
the drug establishment of Mr. E. Healy, No. 276 
Grand avenue, has for two years been the popular 
source of drug and medicine supply for th*- people 
of Fair Haven. The business was established in 
1873 by Mr. W. G. Hunter, and has been in 
charge of Mr. Kessell for the past seven months. 

The premises are 30 feet in front by 40 feet in 
depth, and the store is a model of taste and at- 
tractiveness. The stock always includes the 
very best and most reliable drugs and chemicals, 
all sta^idard patented specialties, and a full line 
of toilet requisites and fancy articles, and prices 
are invariably reasonable and satisfactory. 

Prescriptions are compounded witli scrupulous 
care, and this store is the only one open at all 
hours of the day or night. Absolute accuracy is 
invariably warranted. 

Mr. Kessell is a thoroughly reliable and respon- 
sible pharmacist and is held in general esteem for 
his business and personal worth. 

Mr. Healy is one of the prominent citizens of 
Fair Haven, and has resided here many years. 

Geo. E. Twitchell, Sign, Banner and Decora- 
tive Painter, 75 Orange Street. — As successor to 
L. P. Morehouse, who established the business 
in 1831, and who gained for himself a wide- 
spread reputation as "the great sign painter" of 
New Haven, Mr. Geo. E. Twitchell has for four 
years past ably maintained the prestige and pop- 
ularity of the Sign, Banner and Decorative Paint- 
ing establishment at 75 Orange street, in this 
city. He had, however, been in charge of the 
business for six years previous. The experience 
of Mr. Twitchell as a practical painter, has qual- 
ified him to carry on the business inaugurated 
over half a century ago by the leader in this line 
of work in New Haven, and in the beauty of his 
designs and skill of execution, the present propri- 
etor's unsurpassed by any of his craft in the 
country. This skilled artisan has his large shop 
at No. 75 Orange street, where he employs sev- 
eral competent painters and sign wn-iters, and or- 
ders for sign, banner and decorative painting are 
executed promptly, and satisfactory work is 
uniformly guaranteed. The finest artistic work 
that could lie desired is turned out of this estab- 
lishment, and both as to conception and execu- 
tion it defies the most severe criticism. 

Mr. Twitchell is a New Haven man by birth, 
and is a recognized master of his art. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



18» 



Nevr Haven Nut Co., Manufacturers of Hot 
Pressed Nuts, Westville. — This old, -well-known 
concern was establisbed in 1866 by tlie firm of 
Woodworth & Sinclair, and tbe business since 
1872 has been successfully conducted on an ex- 
tensive scale by a stock company, under the cor- 
porate name and style of New Haven Nut Co. 




The works comprise two buildings, 60x100 and 
25x50 feet in size respectively, supplied with all 
the requisite machinery and appliances for the 
manufacture of hot pressed nuts, operated by a 
steam engine of 30 horse power, and a force of 
skilled workmen are constantly employed in the 
establishment. The best qualities of hot pressed 
nuts and washers of all sizes in large quantities 
are turned out of the establishment, and the rep- 
utation of the company's goods maintains a 
steady demand for the products of this reliable 
house, and the home and New England trade 
has attained important proportions. The works 
of the company are located at Westville, and the 
superior facilities for the production of goods of 
standard excellence, and for supplying every de- 
mand in their line at low figures, are all that 
could be desired. 

The management of the affairs of the company 
should command continued success. 

The officers of this reliable concern are: Pres- 
ideni, L. W. Beecher; Secretary and Treasurer, 
J. D. Payne; who with Mr. E. B. Beecher, com- 
prise the board of directors. 

John H. Dillon, Dealer in Choice Groceries 
and Provisions, also the Fine«t Quality of Teas, 
Coffees and Spices, 333 Congress Avenue. — A 
finely appointed store devoted to the sale of 
groceries and provisions in this section of New 
Haven is that of Mr. John H. Dillon, whose 
commodious store is located at No. 333 Congress 
avenue. This house was established by Mr. Dil- 
lon in 1879, he being also one of the firm of Dil 
Ion «& Douglass, 32 George street. The trade is 
strictly retail, and tlie premises occupied cover an 
area of 20x60 leet, which are finely fitted up and 
stocked with everything in the line of groceries, 
embracing the finest quality of teas, coffees and 
spices, besides a full and choice line of fresh pro- 
visions. All the goods of the house are above 
comment, and all purchasers are too well aware 
of their extra quality to oblige us to call atten- 
tion to them. Polite and attentive assistants 
wait upon customers, and orders, whether large 
or small, will receive prompt attention, being de- 
livered free of charge to all parts of the city. 
Mr. Dillon is a native of New Haven, and is a 
gentleman of long and varied experience in even 
the smallest details of his business. 



A. K. Bro-wn, Dealer in Fish, Oysters, etc., 
744 Grand Avenue. — It has been well said by one 
who had made the subject a life-study that the 
sea, barren and sterile as it appears was never- 
theless capable of producing more food to the 
acre than any species of soil, however fertile. 
The great value of fish, oysters, etc., as a cheap 
and eminently nutritious food has been known 
for many years, but as by analysis, experiment- 
ing, etc. , the peculiar properties of the various 
articles of food used by man have been ascer- 
tained, fish has become more firmly established 
than ever in popular favor. 

Fish to be good must be fresh and the best way 
of assuring one's self that it is supplied in that 
condition is to deal only with a responsible and re- 
liable house such a one, for instance, as that of 
Mr. A. K. Brown, No. 744 Grand Avenue. There 
may be found a large, varied and complete stock 
of all the various kinds of sea-food, either fresh. 
or canned. Mr. Brown enjoys a large and pros- 
perous trade, both wholesale and retail, and 
makes a specialty of native oysters, which de- 
licious bivalves may always be had fresh and 
tempting from his establishment. The business 
was established in 1869 by Mr. A. K. Brown, 
who enjoys a patronage which few firms in his 
line of business can rival. Those who by un- 
happy experience associate dirt and disorder 
with a store in which fish is kei)t should call on 
Mr. Brown, if, for no other reason, than to see 
how exquisitely neat and clean sucli a store can 
be maintained if in proper hands. Mr. Brown is 
a native of Fair Haven, Conn., and has many 
friends, those who know him best being his 
largest and steadiest customers. Mr. Brown has. 
a telephone connection for the convenience of 
his patrons. 



H. H. Thompson, Livery, Boarding and Hack 
Stables, corner Gr^nd Avenue and North Front 
Street. — This is the oldest livery establishment 
in Fair Haven and for many years was ( ouducted 
by D. M. C. King, prior to its coming into the 
hands of the present proprietor over twenty years 
ago. Mr. Thompson is a populMr liveryman, 
and he well sustains the old-time prestige of the 
stables. He has excellent facilities for boarding 
and caring for horses, and gives those placed in 
his charge the best of attention at low prices. 
He supplies elegant and serviceable double and. 
single teams for funerals, weddings and special 
occasions, at reasonable rates, and his turnouts 
are very stylish and suited to all purposes. 

His office has telephone connection and orders 
have prompt attention at all hours. He has ac. 
commodations for twenty head of horses and as 
many carriages, and his aim is always to meet 
every requirement of his patrons. 

Mr. Thompson is a native of New Haven, and 
is a prompt, reliable business man, whose long 
career in business has been one of uninterrupted 
and deserved success. 

Mr. Thompson makes a specialty of excursion 
business, and has for the purijose several large 
and commodious sleighs, barges and stages, 
which may be engaged at short notice and rea 
sonable rates for sleighing parties, picnics and 
excursions of all kinds. Orders sent by mail 
will receive prompt attention. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Isaac W. Lounsbury, Plumbing, Steam and 
Gas Fitting, Tin Roofing and Jobbing; also 
Dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, etc., 691 
Chapel Street.— In this advanced age, the so- 
called modern conveniences have become an ac- 
tual necessity, and vpe cnn hardly find a building 
in the process of erection, for either dwt-liing or 
business purposes, whose walls are not completely 
interlined with pipes as conductors of water, 
steam and gas, and when we consider how much 
we dei^end upon tliem for comfort and conven- 
ience, we must also realize to what an ext< nt our 
health and property could be endangered by 
them; the use of poor materials in the manu- 
facture, or the employment of unskilled work- 
men in the laying of them will often prove disas- 
trous to both. 

The well-known house of Mr. Isaac W. Louns- 
bury, was establi>hed in 1874, under the title of 
Lounsbury, Story & Co. In 1876, it was changed 
to Louiisl)ury & Co., and was again changed, in 
1879, when Mr. Lounsbury assumed full con- 
trol. ' He is a practical plumber, steam and gas 
fitter. 

The premises comprise the first floor of the 
building, 100 x 25 feet in dimensions. Here may 
be found a complete stock of stoves, ranges^ fur- 
naces, tin, copper and hollow ware; also. Fuller 
& Warren Co's "Splendid" ranges and heating 
stoves. In connection with this retail store, Mr. 
Lounsbury does a large business in the jobbing 
and manufacturing line; this trade necessitating 
the employment of nine competent workmen, 
■who thoroughly understand every branch of the 
tin-roofing and jobbing business. 

Mr. Lounsbury is a native New Haven, a thor 
oughiy practical business man, in whom one can 
put the utmost confidence, and rely upon having 
all work done in the most prompt and satisfac 
tory manner, and at the low^est prices. He is 
well and lavorably known throughout New 
Haven. 

S. S. Adams, Cash Grocer, 745 Grand Avenue. 
— A popular and enterprising cash grocery es- 
tablishment is that of S. S. Adams, located at No. 
745 Grand avenue. Tlie business was first es 
tablished in 1878 by Adams & Clark, succeeded 
in 1882 by the present proprietor, Mr. S. S. 
Adams. He oceupies a finely fitted up store, 
80x25 feet in size, in which is carried a complete 
first-class stock of staple and tancy groceries, 
teas, coffees, sugars, flours, spices and a great va 
riety of canned goods, al-o all the miscellaneous 
goods usually found in a first-class grocery estab 
lishment. As all sales are for cash the lowest 
prices prevail and a number of attentive assist- 
ants serve customers in a prompt and intelligent 
manner. The st«.ck carried is pui chased direct 
for a first-class retail trade. Inducements to cash 
buyers are offered at this establishment that are 
not excelled by any other concern in this vicin- 
ity. A large trade has been built up, as only the 
best quality and most reliable goods are handled, 
and his business is increasing annually. Mr. 
Adams, who is a native of Union, Maine, has re 
sided in New Haven for many years and has 
made many friends, and merits the success which 
lias attended his efforts. He is a prominent Odd 
Fellow and also belongs to the ' ' Red Men. " 



E. A. Cramer (Successor to Moulthrop) Photo 
Artist, 818 Chapel Street. — It would be very diffi- 
cult, we think, for any of our readers to find an 
album in the city of New Haven, and indeed it 
might also be said in the whole State of Connec- 
ticut, which had not somewhere between its 
leaves a photograph from the establishment now 
carried on by Mr. E. A. Cramer, at No. 818 
Chapel street. Although Mr. Cramer is un- 
doubtedly a comparatively new comer, the busi- 
ness and good will of which he is the present 
proprietor is without doubt the oldest established 
in the city in the line of photography. All have 
heard of " Moulthrop's," and he it was who first 
commenced the business in 1842, long before most 
of the present generation were here. At first, of 
course, the methods employed were rough and 
coarse, but Mr. Moulthrop, being a progressive 
man, availed hiniself of each improvement in the 
art as it became known; and thus it came about 
that in later years, the productions from this es- 
tablishment were known all over the State, not 
only for truthfulness and fidelity to nature, but 
for their general artistic merit and finish. In 
April, 1886, Mr. Cramer became the proprietor, 
and since then has more than upheld the high 
reputation won by his predecessor. He occu- 
pies two large floors, one 50x25 leetand the other 
25x15 feet, which are boih fitted up with all the 
modern ai)pliances necessary for a due prosecu- 
tion of the photographic art. A specialty is 
made by Mr. Cramer of what is known as " solar 
work" enlargement. He has also a beautifully 
fitted up waiting room for the convenience of his 
p;itrons and for their instruction and delectation. 
The walls are hung with many fine specimens of 
photography. All in all Mr. Cramer has one of 
the be>t studios in the city and his business al- 
though large is rapidly increasing. 



W. P. Reynolds, D' aler in Fresh, Salt, 
Smoked and Pickled Fish 621 Grand Avenue. 
— Among the houses engaged in the fish trade in 
this city, we would call attention to the well ap- 
pointed store of Mr. W. P. Reynolds, located at 
No. 622 (,Trand avenue, who is an extensive deal- 
er in all kinds of fresh, salt, smoked and pickled 
fish, long and round clams, scollop-*, etc., and 
whose line of oys'ers will be found one of the 
best the market afford, embracing all the cele- 
brated grades, including Stony Creek, Saddle 
Rock, Blue Stone Point, Norwalk, Oyster Bay, 
Natives, etc., Mr. Reynolds being prepared to 
fill all orders from a quart to a barrel. The 
premises occupied consist of a large store, 60x20 
leet in area, well titled up and finely stocked 
with all in his line. 

This business was established in 1884 by C. L. 
Johnson, who continued it until the Fall of 1886, 
when Mr. VV. P. Reynolds, the present proprie- 
tor, succeeded to the control, and having 
brought his energy and ability as well as experi- 
ence into the business has met with unparalleled 
success. His trade is of a wholesale and retail 
charncter, all customers being promptly and po- 
litely waited on, and their purchases delivered to 
all parts of the city free ot charge. Mr. Rey- 
nolds is a native of New Haven and is a member 
of the Foresters. He is a gentleman richly en- 
dowed with enterprise and ability. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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John C. Miles, Merchant Tailor, 14 Center 
Street. — Amona: the leading tailoring establish- 
ments of New Haven, we wish to call the atten- 
tion of our readers to that of Mr. John C. Miles. 
This establishment is one of the most prominent 
and important in New Haven. This firm was 
established in 1851, under the style of Clark & 
Miles, and was conducted under that title for 
three years when, in 1854, Mr. J. C. Miles as- 
sumed full control of the business, now located 
at 14 Center street. There may always be found 
a large assortment of imported cloths from the 
best looms of Europe, compris'ng cassimeres, 
suitings, beavers, broadcloths, diagonals, etc., 
also a full line of domestic goods. 

The premises occupied are 80 x 20 feet in 
dimensions, and are nicely fitted up. This trade 
is one that requires considerable skill to attain 
perfection in. Owing to the long experience Mr 
Miles hus enjoyed, he is able to meet its every 
requirement. His business is devoted to custom 
work, and he gives his personal attention to the 
cutting, which is a sufficient guarantee of satis 
faction. 

Mr. Miles is pleased to forward samples with 
prices to any section of the United Slates. The 
immense amount of custom work done requires 
the employment of twenty to twenty-five experi- 
enced lailor.a, whose fine workmanship is so 
noticeable in tlie many elegant suiis that are 
made in this establishment "Mr. Mik^s is known 
for the marked good taste displayed in the selec- 
tion of his stock, which cannot be surpassed in 
this city for its quality and style, either for busi- 
ness or dress suits, and which are furnished at 
the lowest possible prices. 

Mr. John C. Miles is a native of Milford, Ct., 
and his long conduct of business and his gentle 
manly and prompt attention to all, have won for 
him a large host of friends. 



Robert E. Baldwin, Houses, Building Lots, 
Farms and Manufacturing Property Sold or Ex- 
changed, 818 Chapel Street. — There is no form 
of investment which offers more positive and 
and substantial returns for capital invested, and 
the wise and sagacious prefer real estate to all 
other forms of speculation. An agent who occu- 
pies a prominent position in this line in New 
Haven is Mr. Robert E. Baldwin, whose office is 
located at 818 Chapel street. No one in this line 
in New Haven is better known, or has a finer 
reputation. 

Mr. Baldwin is a native of Woodbridge, Ct., 
and established himself in this business in 1871, 
enjo\ ing a large trade in New Haven and vicinity. 
He pays special attention to appraising property 
and to the settlement of estates. Mr. Baldwin 
sells or exchanges houses, building lots, farms, 
or manufacturing property. 

Mr. Baldwin may be implicitly relied upon, 
and is considered an excellent judge of the value 
of property, botli improved and unimproved. 
His standing is high in financial circles, and 
among his clients will be found many of our best 
known citizens. All business relations with him 
will be botli pleasant and profitable. 

Mr. Baldwin has been an assessor of the town, 
as well as a councilman of the city, and is a 
highly esteemed citizen. 



Bradley & Davis, Dealers in Flour, Grain, 
Feed, Meal, Hay, Straw, etc., Nos. 516 and 528 
Grand Avenue — Among the most active, enter- 
prising and successful of our New Haven bu-siness- 
men are Bradley & Davis, doing business at Nos. 
516 and 528 Grand avenue. These gentlemen 
are engaged in trade as dealers in flour, grain, 
meal, hay, straw, etc., and hold a very higli po- 
sition ill the city in their line of business. Tlie 
establishment they carry on was founded in 1876 
by L. D. Bradley & Co. ; succeeded by Bradley 
& Davis in 1881. The business has steadily in- 
creased from year to year and is both wholesale 
and retail, a very large stock being carried. 
The premises occupied comprise two floors, each 
150x40 feet and employment is given to four as- 
sistants. Owing to the long continuance and 
high reputation of this house in the business they 
are enabled to secure their goods at the very low- 
est market price and are C()n>equently in a posi- 
tion to furnish their customers with standard ar- 
ticles on most reasonable terms. A very large 
amount of flour is handled by them, all the popa- 
lar brands being dealt in, and those who find it 
impossible to obtain such fiour as they desire 
from their grocer should give Messrs. Bradley & 
Davis a call as they deal directly with the miller 
and consequently furnish a fresh and desirable 
article. A large amount of business in hay, oats, 
ground feed, straw, etc., is also transacted, the 
quality of everything sold being guaranteed to 
be as represented and no doulit it is to this strict 
integrity which has characterized all the busi- 
ness operations that this firm largely owe their 
success. 

The members of the firm are Messrs. S. D. 
Bradley and R. G. Davis, natives of East Haven 
and Guilfoid, Conn., both gentlemen of capabil- 
ity and energy, and thoroughly experienced in 
all the details of their tiusine-s. This firm make 
a specialty of the "Glen Cove Corn Feed," of 
which they are sole agents for this section. 

Miss Clara H. Katsch, Agent for Butterick'& 
Celebrated Patterns, 125 Church Street. — Paper 
patterns, of late years, have been cut so accurately, 
and the directions accompanying each pattern f-a 
simple, that any lady wishing to do her own 
dressmaking can, by expending a few cents, ob- 
tain stylish patterns and fashion her own gar- 
ments to her satisfaction. Among the many 
paper fashions, none are more popular or more to 
be relied upon than the " Butteiick," a full line 
of which are to be found constantly on hand at 
their New Haven Agency, Miss Clara H. Katsch, 
No. 125 Church street. Exchange Building, oppo- 
site the Green. The store occupied is very cen- 
tral and nicely fitted up for her trade, polite and 
efficient assistants being on hand to wait upon 
customers. In connection with her pattern de- 
partment she does stamping of all kinds to order, 
and also receives orders for dress caps of every 
description. 

This agency, which is the oldest in the State, 
was establislied in 1856, by E. E. Johnson, suc- 
ceeded by Miss Katsch, in 1875, who, being 
obliging in her manner, and thoroughly experi- 
enced in all the details of her business, has suc- 
ceeded in establishing a large and lucrative trade. 

Miss Katsch is a native of Germany, and has 
made many friends in the community. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA YEN. 



Henry M. Bishop, Pharmacist, cor. State and 
Humphrey Streets. — New England, and particu- 
larly Connecticut, is prolific of liistory, not only 
in a general sense, but as regards business liouses, 
whose inception dates back many years. Prom- 
inent among these is the house of Henry M. 
Bishop, located at the corner of State and Hum- 
phrey streets. This business was founded by 
Mr. Bishoy in 1860, and has from its start been 
marked by great success. Tlie premises occupied 
for the business comprise a fine commodious 
store, covering an area of 60x40 feet, and fineh' 
stocked with a complete assortment of drugs and 
medicines, beside a fine display of fancy and toi- 
let articles. Great care is taken in the compound- 
ing of physicians' prescriptions, and everything 
is under the personal supervision of the propri- 
-etor, assisted by two skilled clerks. Mr. Henry 
M. Bishop is a native of Woodbury, Conn., and 
is a gentleman of long experience in his business, 
being thoroughly versed in every detail of his 
profession, and one wlio may be relied upon at 
all times for accuracy and care. His store is so 
attractively arranged and the display of goods so 
fine that it becomes a pleasure to visit it. The 
history of this house isa pleasantproof of thecer- 
tainty with which probity and energy will win 
their way. 

In every respect the house may be regarded as 
a representative one, prompt, liberal and enter- 
prising to a marked degree. 

William Jepson, Elm City File Works, 861 
State Street, New Haven. — This is one of the 
oldest file manufactories in New Haven. It was 
estaljlished as long ago as 1844 by Messrs. Jepson 
& Bawling, succeeded finally by Wm. Jepson in 
1871. Prior to 1840 the manufacture of files was 
unknown in this country, but since that date the 
production has rapidly increased, until now a 
large part of the files consumed in the United 
States is the product of American manufactories, 
and a large quantity are also exported throujih 
New York and Boston commission houses. The 
premises occupied by Mr. Jepson consist of one 
floor, 30x'20 feet in dimensions. The business is 
divided into the forging, annealing, grinding, 
cutting and finishingdepartments, four hands are 
employed and the files being all hand-made there 
is no machinery used. These works produce 
every style of lumd cut files, and two prize 
medals awarded to jNIr. Jepson for superior work 
is proof of the reliability of the goods. The raw 
material used is the best English and American 
steel, all of which is selected by Mr. Jepson him- 
self with the utmost care, and only such as will 
stand the severest tests is used. In addition to 
the manufacturing of new files to order, an ex- 
tensive business is done in recutting old ones, 
which work is done in a manner that makes them 
wear equal to new and as such they are war- 
ranted. Orders for new goods will be promptly 
filled, and prices, both for new work and recut- 
ting, are as low as any responsible manufacturers 
in the country. 

Mr. Jepson is a native of Sheffield, England; 
he is a member of St. John's Lodge of Masons 
of Bridgeport, and also of Harmony Lodge, I. O 
O. F. , of New Haven ; he is a thoroughly practical 
man and possesses a long experience extending 
over 50 years. 



E. L. Fairchild, Dealer in Coal and Wood, 
520 State Street, Alling's Block.— One of the best 
known dealers in coal and wood in the city is 
Mr. E. L. Fairchild, of No. 520 State strei^t, Al- 
ling's Block. Business wasbtgun by this gentle- ji 
nian in 1884, and his success has been as large as l| 
it ^as well merited. Possessing a perfect knowl- il 
edge_ of the articles he handles and exceptional 
relations with the largest producers, he is en- 
abled to offer the public great inducements to 
favor him with orders, which he fills promptlj \ 

and accurately at prices which must of necessity 
commend themselves to all. For instance, soft 
wood is sold by him in any quantities from six 
barrels to a cord, the price for the first-mentioned 
amount being but $1, and for the larger quanti- 
ty $7.50. Hard wood is quoted at five barrels 
for $1 or $8.50 for a cord. Hickory, which is ^ 
universally acknowledged to be the best wood at- 
tainable for burning, is sold for $4 for two feet 
or $10 for a cord. Orders may be left in person 
but they will receive the same careful and prompt 
attention if given by mail or telephone. Coal of 
all kinds is also very largely handled. Our space 
will not permit us to specity the prices made on 
it, but our readers may feel confident tfiat all or- 
ders for coal which may be given to Mr. Fair- 
child will be filled at the very lowest market 
prices for a reliable article. 

He employs two assistants in his office, which 
is 25x15 feet in dimensions. Mr. Fairchild is a 
native of New Haven, and was connected for- 
merly in an official capacity with the Odd Fel- 
lows, and has a large acquaintance in the city. 

H- Kissinger & Co., Manufacturers of Frame 
and Room Mouldings, Nos. 183 to 189 State 
Street. — There is nothing which adds more to the 
whole appearance of a room than a tasteful and 
rich moulding, forming as it does a sort of frame 
for the wall papering and breaking the bare ex- 
panse of wall from the floor to the ceiling. 
Mouldings have come into general use of late 
years, not only on account of their beauty, but 
also because of the convenience they afford for 
the hanging of pictures and totally preventing 
the falling of heavy and valuable pictures by rea- 
son of the nails tearing out. The pioneer house 
engaged in the manufacture and sale of mould- 
ings in Connecticut is that of H. Kissinger & Co., 
occupying premises running from 183 to 189 
Stale street, corner of Fair street. This well- 
known and representative house started in busi- 
ness in 1878 and rapidly built up, by the excel- 
lence of iheir goods and the shrewdness of their 
enterprise, their rresent large and increasing 
business. The firm is composed of Messrs. H. 
Kissinger and L. Geiger. The business done is 
wholesale, the customers being found throughout 
the Eastern and Middle States. Three contigu- 
ous floors are occupied, each embracing an area 
of 90x100 feet, and constant employment is given 
to upwards of a dozen hands. Messrs. Kissinger 
& Co. manufacture all kinds of picture frame as 
well as room mouldings, and also deal largely in 
frame backing. Their specialty, however, ig 
mouldings of every description, both gilt and all 
kinds of hard wood finish, in which the most 
beautiful and artistic effects are obtained, their 
reputation in this kind of work standing very 
high, as the amount they manufacture proves. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



193: 



No. 2 DUMB WAITER. 




The finest line of Dianb Waiters and light-geared Elevat&t'B 

in the market, inanufactured by F. C. Cannon, 

New Haven, Conn. 

F. O. Cannon, Machinist, C. Cowles & Co.'s 
Building, Rear 45 Orange Street; Connecticut 
Agent for the Noiseless "Otto" Gas Engines, 
over 18,000 in use; B. W. Payne & Sons' Steam 
Engines and Boilers, one of the largest lines in 
the country, all styles and sizes; the Clem «& 
Morse Elevators and Pneumatic Clutch, which has 
never failed; the "Blevney" Pulleys, Clutches 
and Couplings, cheapest and hest. Haying 
special facilities for furnishing Shafting, 
Hangers, Pulleys, Clutches and Couplings, we 
shall be pleased to give estimates. — Since he es- 
tablished himself in business in New Haven as a 
machinist and agent for manufactuiers, in 1879, 
Mr. F. C. Cannon has always been successful in 
meeting the requirements of a large trade, and 
at this writing he is the acknowledged leader in 
this city in his special line of industry. His 
warerooms and factory are located in the rear of 
45 Orange street, and comprise two floors of the 
large building, 50x100 feet each in dimensions. 



His establishment is admirably equipped with 
the best improved labor-saving machinery, with 
a steam engine as the motor, and he employs a 
force of thirty skilled workmen in the several 
departments of his business. 

Mr. Cannon manufactures the best elevators 
and dumb-waiters in use, and has an established 
reputation for this work which extends far be- 
yond city and State limits. Orders for putting 
in elevators, shafting, etc., are executed with 
dispatch and in the most satisfactory manner, 
and his work in the elegant Bowditch, Arm- 
strong, New Haven Mfg. Co., and other of the 
principal business blocks erected in this city at- 
test his business ability unmistakably. 

All work in his Ime is done well and accurate- 
ly and at short notice. 

Mr. Cannon is the agent for the State for the 
Noiseless "Otto" Gas Engines, the Delamater 
Iron Works steam pumps and hot-air pumping 
engines, the Clem & Morse Elevators and Pneu- 
matic Clutch, and the "Blevney" Pulleys, 
Clutches and Couplings, all of which are m high 
favor with manufacturers everywhere, and he 
has every convenience for supplying this ma- 
chinery at manufacturers' lowest quotations. 

He is a New Haven man by birth, and is un- 
questionably one of her representative, reliable- 
and successful business men. 



A. W. Flint, Manufacturer of, and Dealer in 
Basket Seat and Tapestry Chairs, Ladders for- 
Fire departments, Painters, Carpenters and Ma- 
sons, 684 Chapel St.— There are a number of 
houses in this city which, in the manufacture of 
certain specialties, have secured a wide reputation 
for themselves. One of the 
most prominent among these 
is that of A. AV. Flint,~who is 
entitled to more than passing 
notice in this volume. For a 
number of years ]\Ir. A. W. 
Flint has manufactured and 
dealt in all kinds of basket 
seat and tapestry chairs, rattan 
and folding chairs, ladders, 
step-ladders, boys' sleds, snow 
shovels, wagon-jacks, adjust- 
able ladder hooks, all kiuds of 
folding lawn settees, wash- 
benches, clothes horses, camp- 
chairs and ladies' work-tables, 
at both wholesale and retail, particular attention 
being paid to the manufacture of ladders for fire 
departments, painters, carpenters and masons;^, 
orders by mail will be promptly and carefully at- 
tended to. The office is located at No. 684 
Chapel street. The factory is admirably arranged 
for the extensive business transacted. The house 
holds a large stock in all the lines indicated, and 
the business extends throughout Connecticut and 
other States. Mr. Flint is well known through- 
out the city, and is highly esteemed by a large' 
circle of friends. 

We must add, in conclusion, that the enter- 
prise established by him in this city has been 
managed and conducted upon the basis of busi- 
ness principles so honorable and straightforward 
as to have secured lor the h(nise an esteem a& 
justly as it is rarely acquired. 




194 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



The New York Life Insurance Company. — 

The forty aecond aDtiual statement of this cnm- 
paiiy shows its condition on January 1st, 1887, 
to be as follows: $:504,873,540 insurance in force 
on about one hundred thousand lives; $75,421,453 
assets; $8,080,527 divisible surplus; $4,176,425 
Tontine surplus; total surplus by State of New 
York standard. $15,549,319. 

The new business done in 1886 was 22,027 pol- 
icies, insuring $85,178,294 and the cash income 
was $19,230,408 from premiums and interest 
The imere-«t receipts of this company in the last 
ten years have been $5,972,365 in excess of its 
■death losses and in 1888 nearly $1 000,000 more 
than the death losses. The death li)sses in 1886 
were less than ten dollars for each thousand dol 
hirs of insurance. 

As this is a purely mutual company the cost of 
insurance to its members is just the death losses 
and expenses, which in 1886 were but 31 percent, 
•of the income, leaving still on hand in the re- 
serve and surplus funds to credit of policyholders 
nearly 70 per cent, of the $19,230,408 income. 
When we consider the large number of members 
in this company, the low rate of mortality, the 
large surplus after providing a reserve sutfic'ent 
to meet every policy at maturity, the surplus in- 
terest receipts over current losses obviating the 
necessity of using any of the premiums in their 
payment, we feel confident that no safer finan 
•cial institution exists. 

The New York Life Insurance Company issues 
a greater variety of policies and the returns on 
its maturing Tontine dividend plans are larger 
than those of any other company whether Ton- 
tine or ordmary. All policies now issued by this 
company are non forfeiting after three annual 
premiums have been paid. The Connecticut 
othce of this company is 811 Chapel strt-et. New 
Haven, with A L Gurney as general agent, ex- 
Mayor Henry G. Lewis, superintendent of city 
agents, Wilbur J. Peck cashier, and a corps of 
gentlemen as special agents. They are domg a 
-large business with our best men. 



John and Edw. C Dietter, Meats and Pro- 
-visious, 51 Greene Street.— This tine market was 
■established in 1864, by Mr. John M. Dietter. 
Since January 1st, it has be^-n conducted by 
Jotm and Edw. C. The business has always 
heen conducted with most marked success. The 
premises are well arranged for market purposes, 
the establishment always presenting a most invit- 
ing appearance. The building. No. 51 Greene 
street, is utilized, being 30 x 40 feet in area, and 
every facility for preserving perishable mer- 
■chandise during the heated term is provided. 

The choicest fresh and salt meats, beef and 
pork products, flour, vegetables, produce and 
provisions generally, and a full stock of choice 
groceries are always to be had here at lowest 
rates consistent with reliable merchandise. Three 
courteous and competent clerks are employed in 
tlie establishment, customers have prompt atten- 
tion, orders are filled with dispatch, goods deliv- 
•ered free of charge, and satisfaction in every par- 
ticular is uniformly guaranteed. 

The Messrs. Dietter are pushing and pro- 
gressive men of business, and in this city they 
are held in the highest esteem. 



Mrs. Samuel Bishop, Milliner, 93 Grand Ave- 
nue. — As the proprietress of the oldest, most at- 
tractive and complete millinery establishment in 
Fair Haven District, Mrs. Samuel Bishop lias for 
twenty-three years commanded a large patronage 
among the fashionable ladies of this suburb of 
New Haven. 

This esiimable lady established herself in busi- 
ness here in 1864, and lias by the exercLse of .skill 
and taste in the selection of stock, and the milli- 
nery work made to order, steadily increased her 
trade and extended her reputation as an artist in 
this branch of her business. 

The stock comprises the latest designs and 
novelties in imported and domestic millinery 
goods, and her facilities for supplying the most 
corr«-ct styles in merchandise and work at rea- 
sonable prices are unsurpassed. 

Bleaching and pressing is done to order at 
short notice, and orders tor all work in her line 
have jirompt attention and are filled in the most 
artistic and satisfactory manner. 

Mrs, Bishop is the agent for the Staten Island 
Dyeing establishment, and work left with her is 
done by this famous concern and promptly re- 
turned, at the usual rates charged by the i)roprie- 
tors, and in all her engagements she is thorough- 
ly reliable and deserving of fullest confidence. 

"New Haven Register.'' — Fully meeting the 
public demand in everything going to make up a 
first-class, reliable daily and weekly newspaper 
the New Haven Register, the leading journal of 
C mnecticut, has for three quarters of a century 
wielded a healtlit'ul influence in National, State 
and Municipal affairs, and its sphere of useful- 
ness is constantly widening. It was founded in 
1812, and lias attained a circulation greater than 
that of any paper in the State, and twice as large 
as that of any contemporary in the city. As an 
advertising medium i\\e. Register \s, unequaled, and 
as a live, reliable family newspaper it meets 
every requirement of all classes. 

For tliose having real estate to sell or rent, or 
for those wanting situations or lielp. it is notably 
the most desirable means of making known these 
wants, reaching as it does all clases of the com- 
munity, and the low prices making it the popular 
and recognized medium to wliich all refer. 
Wants, real estate advertisements, business op- 
portunities, etc., are published at the low rate of 
one cent per word for one insertion, and for five 
cents a word for a full week or seven insertions, 
the paper being publislied on Sunday. 'I'he 
weekly edition is a very desirable one for families, 
particularly those resident in the country, and 
contains a full and complete compendium of the 
news for the week up to hour of issue, and also 
miscellaneous matter interesting and instructive. 

The office of the Register Publishing Company 
is at 86 to 90 Crown street, in the building re- 
cently erected by them, and the management is 
in every respect all tliat is required to maintain 
the reputation and prestige of the paper as the 
best for news and advertising in the State. 

Hon. Samuel A. York, the present Mayor of the 
city and ex-Judge of Probate, is the President of 
the Company; Mr. L. L Morgan is the efficient 
Business Manager. Messrs. N. G. Osborn and 
Wm. Rodman are the Editor and City Editor of 
the paper respectively. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



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Machol & Son, Tailors, 92 Church Street. — 
There are many tailoring establishments in New 
Haven, but none, perhaps, -which can claim a 
lariier or more extensive patronage than that con- 
ducted by Messrs. Machol & Son, at No. 92 
Church f'treet. It was in 1865 that the business 
now carried on by the above firm was estab- 
lished by the Machol Bros., David and Herman. 
In 1872, David became the sole proprietor, and 
remained so until 1884, when he admitted his son, 
W. D. Machol, into partnership, and the present 
firm name was adopted. The firm's trade is en- 
tirely confined to custom-made garments. They 
occupy one whole floor at the above address, and 
give employment to a large number of hands the 
year round. They carry a fine assortment of 
imported and domestic woolens of the best qunl- 
ity. Both the ilessrs. Machol are gentlemen of 
■extended experience in the profession and enjoy 
a large and iufiuenlial trade, both in New Haven 
and in adjoining towns. They devote their en- 
tire time to theiuterests of their customers, and 
are regarded by them and the public generally 
as reliable and rei^resentative business men. 

Lewis H. Merwin, Dealer in Fish and Oysters, 
763 State Street. — Occupying a conspicuous po- 
sition among the retail provision houses of New 
Haven the establisliment of Lewis H. Merwin is 
woithy of more than a passing notice in this vol- 
ume. This business was established in the year 
1833, and has ascended rapidly in public favor. 
The premises occupied by this house for business 
put poses are located at No. 763 State street and 
comprise a fine store, 60x40 feet in dimensions. 
The stock comprises all of the choicest and fresh- 
est fi-h and oysters and fine cuts of fresh meat, 
including beef, mutton, lamb, pork, etc., and 
ali^o a small line of groceries is kept constantly 
on hand. The prices also will be found as rea- 
sonable as first-class goods can be sold. Orders 
will be promptly filled and delivered free to all 
parts of the city, and polite and attentive treat- 
ment will be accorded to all who visit this store. 
Mr. Merwin is a native of Milford, Conn., and 
during his residence here he has built up a large 
trade and acquired the reputation of a careful 
conservative business man and a highly respected 
•citizen. 

Edmund Zemitz, 899 Grand Avenue, Dealer 
in Watches, Jewelry, etc. — As in nearly all 
branches of art and industry, very marked im 
provements have been effected in the jewelry 
line in the United States. One of the deservedly 
popular establishments is that of Edmund Zer- 
nitz, located at 899 Grand avenue. 

Mr. Zernitz has been established since 1876, 
and is a practical watchmaker and jeweler, also 
dealer in clocks, watches and jewelry, optical 
goods, etc. Here can always be found an exceed- 
ingly fine stock, and purchasers and patrons may 
rely on receiving honorable treatment and polite 
attention. 

Mr. Zernitz, who is a native of Germany, has 
resided in the United States many years, is a 
gentleman of ability and energy, understanding 
fully all the details of the business. 

Being an expert watchmaker, he has built up a 
liberal and substantial patronage in custom work. 



The store is fitted up with a well-equipped shop 
in the rear, and a very superior stock is carried. 
Particular attention is given to fine watch repair- 
ing, and also jewelry, all work being executed in 
the highest style of art. 

James J. Carr, Newsdealer, Stationer and Con- 
fectioner, 433 State Street and 613 Grand Ave- 
nue. — Among the most enterprising, pushing 
and energetic of our New Haven business men. 
Mr. James J. Carr, who is engaged in business 
as a newsdealer, stationer and confectioner, at 
No. 433 State street and No. 613 Grand avenue, 
holds a prominent position. This gentleman be- 
gan business in 1880 and during the pastsix 
} ears has widened and extended his operations 
until to-day he is carrying on two stores, either 
one of which would seem to be enough to suffi- 
ciently tax the energies of Jin ordinary man. But 
]Mr. Carr glories in haid work and that his exec- 
utive ability is of the highest order is proved by 
the eminently successful manner in which all of 
his business enterprises have been conducted. 
He controls many important newspaper routes, 
representing all the New Haven daily papers, 
and the promptness and accuracy of his services 
in this respect has been the occasion of much ad- 
miring comment on the part of the many citizens 
who depend upon him for their favorite newspa- 
per at their morning or evening meal. 

Mr. Carr is a native of New Haven and is very- 
well known throuBhont the city, having many- 
friends both socially and in a business way. 

James Olmstead, Pharmacist, Broadway Drug 
Store, York St., cor. Elm.— Among the very oldest 
and most reliable drug stores of New Haven that so 
long and ably conducted by Mr. James Olmstead 
at the corner of York and Elm streets, holds a 
position equalled by few and surpassed by none. - 
This favorite pharmacy was established in 1843 
by Coles & Olmstead, but in 1847 Mr. James 
Olmstead, the present owner, became the sole 
proprietor, and has carried it on the even tenor 
of its way until to-day it ranks as one of the "in- 
stitutions" of New Haven, and enjoys the confi- 
dence and the patronage of our citizens to a de- 
gree which only such long-continued faithful 
service could attain. 

A drug store occupies a somewhat peculiar 
position among business enterprises, being, as It 
were, a sort of connecting link between a store 
for the sale of goods, pure and simple, and the 
office of a professional man. If there is one 
place in which perfect order and regularity are 
to be desired it is surely in a store of ibis kind 
where the least error in the conduct of affairs 
may mean death to some poor sufferer already 
sorely tried by disease, and where healing balms 
and destroying poisons are kept sometimes al- 
most identical in appearance to an uuskilled 
observer. A visit to Mr. Olmstead's establish- 
ment is of itself enough to reassure all. Every- 
thing is reduced to a system; onlj^ well-skilled 
hands are entrusted with the compounding of 
prescriptions, and an air of quiet prevails which 
is admirably designed to enable those handling 
drugs to do so without danger of their attention 
being diverted. A force of gentlemanly and 
skillful assistants are at hand to serve customers. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Dr. G. O. Stearns, Dentist. 63 Orange Street.— 
As is well known the Dental profession is one 
requiring extended training, long practical expe- 
rience, and no small degree of natural aptitude 
for its successful prosecution. Ail these essen- 
tial qualifications are undoubtedly possessed to a 
marked degree by Dr. G. O. Stearns, who is lo 
Gated at No. 68 Orange street. Here Mr. Stearns 
has a commotlious oiifice and waiting room 30x15 
feet in dimensions. In extracting or filling, with 
either gold or platinum, he has few equals in the 
city, wLiile at the same time he is thoroughly 
familiar with the modus operandi to be followed 
in the most delicate and technical dental opera 
tions. 

He is perfectly familiar in fact with every de- 
tail of his business. He attends personally to 
all of his numerous patrons. Personally Mr. 
Stearns is held in esteem and respect by the com- 
munity generally for his upright methods of 
transacting business, as well as being a dentist 
of long experience, having started in business 
in 1844 in Boston, removing to New Haven in 
18G6. 

Mr. Stearns is the inventor of a remarkable and 
very ingenious method of making two key-boards 
of a piano combine (one over the other), produc- 
ing a very strong and delicate tone. 

This gentleman is a native of Bedford, Mass., 
and was chairman of City Committee of Wor 
cester at one time, and is a prominent Free 
Mason. 



New Haven Steam Carpet Beating and 
Feather Renovating Establishment, 56 High 
Street, near Chapel. — This business was estab- 
lished by Mr. Russell Rounds, the present pro 
pnelor, in 1873, and has since been conducted 
with eneigy and increasing success, and the ad- 
dition of every improvement that has been made 
in that time. The business premises occupy 
three fioors, 60x80 feet in dimensions, which are 
supplied by patent machines, operated by gas 
power, for beating carpets. Several employes 
find employment and the services of several 
horses and wagons are brought into requisition 
in obtaining and delivering carpets. There are 
many advantages offered by this mode of having 
carpets cleaned that were not attainable under 
the old-fashioned way of beating in the open air 
by hand. 

In the first place the carpets are thoroughly 
Cleaned and uniformly beaten their entire length 
and breadth in a manner which will not 
injure the finest fabric, yet expel every particle 
of dust and dirt and all moths. 

Another impoi tant advantage is that dirt and 
annoyance is avoided, as Mr. Rounds takes up 
and relays carpets on very reasonable terms, as 
are also his prices for beating, ranging from 
four to six cents per yard, according to the grade 
of carpet. 

In connection with carpet cleaning he also at- 
tends to renovating feather bedding, etc., all 
work being guaranteed, and express charges paid 
one way on all work out of the city. 

Mr. Rounds has also for sale a patent renovat- 
ing mixture, to remove grease and oil from car 
pets, clothing, etc. Mr. Rounds i- a native of 
Rhode Island. 



Valley Farm Creamery, L. G. Hemingway & 

Son, 1098 Chapel Street— Farm in Woodbridge. 
—The creamery business above almost all others 
increases in importance as the country grows 
older and more thickly settled, but the degree of 
perfection which it attains is due to the energy 
of individuals who have been for years con- 
nected with the business and who have developed 
a fitness and capacity for it gained from long ex-^ 
perience. Such a one is that conducted by L. G„ 




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Hemingway & Son, established as far back as 
1871. Through the years that have elapsed since 
its inception it has been an active, enterprising 
concern, and an honoiable competitor for legiti- 
mnte business. Their creamery is located at 
1098 Chapel street. New Haven, where all the 
products of a dairy farm are constantly to be 
found, such ao fine creamery butter made every 
day, sweet cream buttermilk, and cottage cheese. 
The business is both wholesale and retail, and of 
such magnitude as to require three stories of the 
building, measuring 50x30 feet each, and neces- 
sitating the employment of twelve competent 
persons. Their large farm is in Woodbiidge, 
Conn., where their herd of sixty cows are kept, 
and the transportation of the products to the 
creamery in the ciiy requires the services of five 
horses and two mules. 

Mr. L. G. Henungway conducted this flourish- 
ing business for ten years in Woodbridge until 
1881, when Mr. L. G. Hemingway, Jr., was ad- 
mitted as partner, and the combined energy of 
these gentlemen have so increased their bii-iness 
as to require the establishment of their creamery 
in New Haven in 1886. Messrs. Hemingway & 
Son are gentlemen of experience and practical 
knowledge of the business, and are well-known 
and esteemed in the community. Mr. L. G. 
Hemingway is a native of East Haven, Ct. , and 
Mr. L. G. Hemingway, Jr., of New Haven. 
Mr. L. G. Hemingway, Sr., is a prominent mili- 
tary man, being the originator of the Hartford 
City Guards. He also held the position of Major 
of First Connecticut Artillery in our late war. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



197 




Henry Sutton, Ship Builder aud Ship Chand- 
ler, Agent for the American Ship Windlass Co., 
•of Providence, R. I., also Bagnall & Loud's cele- 
brated Metaline and Improved Roller Curbed 
Tackle Blocks, No. 485 Chapel Street.— The ship 
chandlery business is one of the great factors in 
the astonishing development of the commerce of 
New Haven, and everything relating to it, there- 
fore, is of the greatest interest. Among the 
most important houses engaged in this line of 
l3usiness, special mention should be made in a re- 
view of this nature, of that of Mr. Henry Sutton, 
-who established himself as far back as 1869, and 
has succeeded in building up a lajge and influential 
patronage at home and abroad, through his per- 
sistent energy, varied knowledge and upright 
character. 

He was born in Oxford, Conn., in 1843, and 
served an apprenticeship in tlie carriage business 
■which he followed till 1869, when he embarked 
in the grocery business, which gradually devel 
•oped into the present e.xtensive ship-chandlery 
business, which is carried on at 485 Chapel 
street. The store and office are most eligibly lo- 
cated. The building is four stories in height and 
is 80x30 feet in size. In 1872 a partnership was 
formed with Mr. Geo. H. Story, which was dis- 
•continued two years later, since which time Mr. 
Sutton has conducted the business alone. 

In addition to this business Mr. Sutton is the 
proprietor of the West Haven ship-building yard, 
where he employs thirty men, and lias already 
Ijuilt and still manages a large number of first- 
class vessels, which are engaged in trading with 
various ports, domestic and foreign, and are the 
largest vessels ever built m Connecticut, and 
inucli larger than any ships constructed in New 
England twenty-five years ago. The ship-yard 



of Mr. Sutton is the leading one in the State, and 
is naturally of considerable importance to the 
commerce of the coast. He has succeeded in 
building up a large trade as well as a reputation 
alike creditable to himself as a business man and 
an upright private citizen. 

• 

Jas. B. Smith, Wholesale Grocers, 285-7 State 
Street. — During the past quarter of a century 
this house has been one of the leading sources of 
supply for the provision and grocery dealers of 
this section of New England, and its influence in 
making New Haven a desirable market for this 
class of merchandise has been recognized and 
appreciated. The extensive business so success- 
fully conducted by Mr. Smith was founded in 
1864, and from the beginning the tact and busi- 
ness ability of the proprietor has resulted in 
building up an extensive trade connection with 
retail dealers throughout this and adjoining 
States, the facilities possessed by this veteran 
dealer for promptly supplying goods of standard 
excellence at low prices, making the house a de- 
sirable one with wliich to place orders. Mr. 
Smith occupies for his purposes a large, three- 
story building, 40x90 feet in dimensions, and car- 
ries a large and varied stock of merchandise, and 
at shortest notice he is able to meet every re- 
quirement of his trade and to guarantee fullest 
satisfaction. He makes a specialty of fine flour 
and butter and certainly excels in this branch of 
his trade, and he has long been recognized leader 
among the wholesale dealers in country produce 
in this city. Mr. Smith is a New Haven man by 
birth, and in hi3 long business career he has not 
only reaped most gratifying success, but has the 
esteem and confidence of all. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



The Dann Brothers & Co., Manufacturers of 
Bent-Wood Work for Carriages, 80 to 86 Frank- 
lin Street. — Even the casual observer of New 
Haven manufacturing resources cannot fail to be 
impressed with their important character and the 
strong hold that certain lines of industry have 
taken at ihis point. In the matter of carriages 
and carriage hardware and supplies this is es- 
pecially noticeable, as has been demonstrated by 
frequent establishment of new enterprises in this 
field of activity, which combine with the old con- 
cerns to swell the aggregate of operations. 




One of tlie old established houses of New Ha- 
ven in this field of manufactures is that founded 
by Messrs. Dann Bros., in 1858, which, since 
1870, under the corporate name and style of "The 
Dann Bros. & Co.," has largely increased both 
the field and volume of its always extensive oper- 
ations. 

The company as now constituted was incor- 
porated in 1870, and at present writing is offi- 
cered as follows: President, John A. Dann; 
Secretary and Treasiprer, William F. Dann; Di- 
rectors, John A. Dann, William F. Dann, Clar- 
ence B. Dann. 

The extensive works of the company are lo- 
cated at No. 80 to 86 Franklin street, and com- 
prise a large, five-story building, equipped thor- 
oughly throughout with the best improved, labor- 
saving machinery in use, with a 30 horse power 
steam engine as motor, and a large force of work- 
men is employed in the several departments. 

The company are, perhaps, with few excep- 
tions, the largest manufacturers of bent-wond 
work for carriages in the United States, and the 
house is famous at home and abroad, for the su- 
perior quality and designs of their work. The out- 
put includes carriage bodies and seats, carriage 
parts, wood hub, Kenney banded hub, Sarven 
patent and Warner patent wh< els, and the facili- 
ties of the company to make and supply a full 
complement o( articles that enter into the manu- 
facture of carriages, at small margins above cost 
of manufacture and of standard excnllence, are 
unsurpassed by any competmg establishment io 
the United States, if indeed, equaled by any — 
quality always being considered. 

The timber bending appliances are especially 
adapted to meet the requirements of the carriage 
trade; the wheels of the company are steadily 
growing in favor, and being made of dry timber, 
they are warranted fully up to the grade marked. 

The trade of this progressive corporation is 



wide spread as the limits of the two continents, 
the demand coming from all parts of the United 
States for the specialties of the Dann Bros. & 
Co., and as well from England and all sections 
of the continent of Europe. 

Messrs John A. and W. F. Dann are natives 
of New Hartford, N. Y., and Mr. C. B. Dann 
was born in this city. They are all business 
men of decided executive and financial ability 
and the company is recognized in trade circles 
everywhere, as one of the great, responsible and 
successful manufacturing corporations of the 
country. 

Smith & Kelsey, Dealers in Meats and Vege- 
tables, Fair Haven. — For almost thirty years the 
very attractive market of Messrs. Smith & Kel- 
sey, on Grand avenue, near the bridge, has been 
one of the popular sources of meat and produce 
supply for the people of Fair Haven and vicinity. 
The business was inaugurated by Mr. L. Smith, 
the father of the senior member of the present 
firm, in 1857. Messrs. Smith and Kelsey suc- 
ceeded to the large local and out-oftown trade 
developed by the founder in 1883, and under 
their able management the establishment has 
more than retained its old time prestige and pa- 
tronage. 

The premises of this enterprising firm are 
20x60 feet in dimensions and are very complete 
in their appointments, being provided with large 
refrigerators and cold storage rooms, for preserv- 
ing perishable merchandise in warm weather. 
The supply of fresh and salt meats, vegetables, 
canned goods and produce is alwavs comp.ete 
and desirable, and embraces the choicest goods 
obtainable. 

Messrs. F. L. Smith and W. H. Kelsey are the 
proprietors of this model market. They are both 
natives of New Haven, are men of superior busi- 
ness qualifications and well deserving of Hie con- 
fidence and esteem of their patrons and fellow cit- 
izens generally. 

Jared Warner, Dealer in Groceries and Gen- 
eral Merchandise, Westville. — Among the mer- 
cantile houses of Westville, there are none that 
have so long enjoyed the confidence and patron- 
age of the people, as that of Mr. Jared War- 
ner, Main street. This veteran dealer established 
himself in the general merchandise business in 
Centi-rville in 1856, and ten years later removed 
to this thriving suburb of New Haven. He occu- 
pies for business purposes two fioors of his large 
building, each 60x40 feet in dimensions and the 
establishment throuiihoul is a model of com- 
pleteness and good management. He carries full 
lines of groceries, provisions, produce and every- 
thing included under the term of "general mer- 
chnndise,' and at lowest city prices he supplies 
goods of standard excellence and guarantees satis- 
faction in every particular. 

Orders are filled with dispatch and goods are 
promptly delivered free of charge, and in all his 
engagements Mr. Warner is thoroughly reliable, 
liberal and accommodating. Mr. Warner has 
customers, who have traded with him since he 
opened his store in Westville. 1866. He is a na- 
tive of Hamden, Conn., and is a representative, 
successful and responsible merchant in all thiit is 
signified by the term. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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Silas Galpin, D aler in Hot Air Furnaces, 
Bri. k Set and P. stable Rani^es, Copper, Tin and 
Slieet-Iron Ware. Hollow Ware, Enameled and 
Tin-Ware, No. 360 State Street.— In no depart- 
ment has the application of scientific facts and 
methods of manufacture produced greater im- 
provements or more noticeable results wilhin 
comparatively recent years than in the matter of 
stoves, cooking ranges and heating appMratiis. 
An old establi-hed and representative concern in 
this line here in New Haven and one of the lead- 
ers is that of Silas Galpin, the business of which 
was originally set on foot by Nathaniel Lyon as 
far back as 1788, succeeded in 1805 by A. 
Walker, again in 1850 by W. T. Cannon, and in 
1883, Silas Gdpin, the present proprietor, took 
chartre. He has a lengthy and practical acquaint- 
ance with every branch of the business. Among 
the g'lods dealt in bv this house maybe men- 
tioned hot-air furnaces, brick set and portable 
ranges, c^j^per, tin and sheet-iron ware, hollow 
ware, enameled and tin-ware, etc. The premi 
ses occupied consist of the whole four stories of 
the building No. 360 State street, each floor meas- 
uring 105x30 feet in dimensions. A large force 
of skilled workmen are employed by the firm, 
and all orders are promptly and carelully filled 
A specialty of this house is a fine line of stoves. 
All of the goods are of a high order of merit, so 
hiuh in fact and so widely admitted that it is 
almost needless to say anythinir in their favor. 

Mr. Galpin is a mtive of Middletown, Conn., 
and stands high in the community for his busi- 
ness as well as his social qualities. 



Centennial Am. Tea Co., 363 State Street.— 
Probably no business has had a more rapid 
growth than the Tea a'ld Coffee trade. This is 
largely due to the enterpri.se and efforts of those 
connected with the trade, and who have made its 
extension a study. Among the most popular in 
New Haven is the "Centennial American Tea 
Co.," located at No. 363 State street. This busi 
ne-s was established in 1877 by Wilson & Mills, 
of New York, who in 1881 were bought out by 
Andrew Moorehcad, who is at present sole 
owner. The store is fitted with every conve- 
nience, and contiuns a line of ch"ice teas and 
coffees, etc., which are of the finest and purest. 
The proprietor possesses unsurpassed facilities 
for reliable goods, and can offer very low prices. 
He is known as among the leaders in his line, 
and is very popular ihroughout the community. 
Mr. Mooreht ad carries on a wholesale as well as 
retail trade, and is widely known and highly 
esteemed as a citizen of energy and enterprise. 
In addition to low prices on the goods, this enter 
prising house has on hand a fine line of glass and 
crockery goods, which are given as gifts to pur- 
chasers, thus enabling them to obtain household 
goods, without extra cost. 



J. O. Scovill, Bottler of Mineral Waters, Ales, 
Lager Beer, etc., 446 and 448 State St., Selden 
House Block. — A well known bouse in this city 
engaged in the bottling of mineral waters, ales, 
lager beer, etc., is that of J. C. Scovill, centrally 
located at Nos. 446 and 448 State street (Selden 



House Block). This establishment was founded 
in 1849 by Mr. Welton and after many changes 
came under the present management in 1885. 
The i,^rowlh of this business illustrates what 
application and a thorough knowledge will do 
for tiiose who try. The premises occupied by 
Mr. Scovill consist of one floor and basement, 
100.\40 feet in dimen>iions, which is finely fitted 
up with a large stock, and with every conve- 
nience for Uie promoli(m of the business. 
Twelve capable hands are given employment 
here and the business is entirely wholesale and 
very large throughout the cit) and vicinity. Mr. 
Scovill has also Mathew's steel fimntains to rent, 
and all having dealings with him will find him 
liberal and straightforward in all his transactions. 
He is a native of Camden, New York State, and 
is a prominent Free Mason and a member of the 
Knights of Honor. 

Heliable and trustworthy in all matters, Mr. 
Scovill has secured the confidence of the public. 



C. H. Monson, Dealer in Choice Family Gro- 
ceries, 721 Grand Avenue, cor. Franklin Street. 
— An old established and enterprising exponent 
of the grocery trade in this city is Mr. C. H. 
Monson, whose establishment is located at No. 
721 Grand Avenue (corner Franklin street.) 
This house was founded in 1859 by H. H. Mun- 
son, and in 1869 his son, Mr. C. H. Munson, was 
admitted as partner. In 1883 the latter gentle- 
man became sole proprietor. This house has 
from its start steadily increased in popularity. 
The store is large and commodious, occupying 
two floors 60x20 feet in area and basement, and 
well fitted up for handling a large stock of goods. 
This includes the choicest teas, coffees, sugars, 
the best brands of flour, and all the delicacies and 
staple commodities known to the grocery trade. 
Every person visiting this store is impressed with 
its system and completeness, and it may be as- 
serted that for quality and freshness the stock 
carried has no superior in this section of the 
city. Mr. Monson's customers come from all 
parts of the city, and purchasers are assured in- 
variable purity in their goods, and at prices that 
are very reasonable. Mr. Monson was born in 
New Haven and is thoroughly experienced in his 
business and popular in meeting all its demands. 



M. & A. Midas, Manufacturers of Fine Cigars. 
Factory, No. 98 Congress Avenue; Store, 117 
Congress Avenue. — One of the most popular and 
elegant cigar and tobacco establishments in New 
Haven is conducted by Messrs M. & A. Midas, 
at No. 117 Congress avenue. The business was 
was first started in 1874, by Mark Midas, suc- 
ceeded in 1882 by his two sons, Moses and Abra- 
ham. The business has steadily increased. The 
salesrooms are well fitted up. The firm sell both 
at wholesale and retail cigars, tobacco, cigar 
ettes, and smokers' specialties generally. The- 
appreciation of the business of Messrs. jNIidas is 
attested by his large number of patrons. The 
business is operated under the most favorable 
auspices; the members of the firm are experi- 
enced and enterprising, and the low prices are 
well appreciated. Both membei's are natives of 
New Haven. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HA VEN. 



A. L. Chamberlain & Co., Dealers in Grocer- 
ies and Provisions, East End of Grand Avenue 
Bridge, Long Brick Store. — Tlirough tiie finan- 
cial crises of nearly sixty years, this house has 
stood and is today one of the old landmarks of 
trade in Fair Haven, and one of the notable in- 
stances of the "survival of the fittest." The 
house was founded by Messrs. H. R. and S. R. 
Hotchkiss in 1829, and in 1856 Mr. A. L. Cham- 
berlain became sole proprietor. The latter in 
1860 associated with himself Mr. J. L. Deming, 
and under the firm name and style of A. L. 
Chamberlain & Co.. these representative mer- 
chants have successfully conducted the leading 
general merchandise business of Fair Haven. 

The firm occupy for trade purposes the " Long 
Brick Store," at the eastern end of Grand Avenue 
bridge, utilizing three floors of the building, each 
45x125 feet, for storage and display of their valu- 
able stock of merchandise. 

Messrs. Chamberlain & Co. are extensive deal- 
ers in groceries nnd provisions, paints, oils and 
nails, foreign and domestic liquors, bottled al*' 
and porter, etc., and have unequaled facilities 
for supplying the people of this section with su- 
perior merchandise at lowest prices consistent 
with the quality of their ejoods. They employ a 
corps of competent clerks, and fill orders with 
dispatch, making prompt delivery of merchan- 
dise free of charge, and warranting every sale to 
give entire satisfaction. 

Messrs. Chamberlain and Deming are natives 
of Durham and New Haven respectively. 



John T. HUlhouse, Dealer in Drugs, Medi 
cines, Toilet Articles, Stationery, etc.— The 
attractlTe pharmacy at No. 40 Grand avenue, 
now conducted by Mr. Jno. T. Hillhouse, was 
established in 1878 by Messrs. G. H. Corbin & 
Co., wlio wpre succeeded by the present proprie- 
tor nearly four years ago. Mr. John T. Hill- 
house is a pharmacist and chemist of many 3'ears 
practical experience, and is held in general re- 
pute as a master of eveiy detail of his business. 

He occupies a very desirably locatecl store room 
and laborator}^ elegantly and tastefully fitted up 
and appointed, and his stock is always full and 
complete, comprising fresh and reliable di'ugs 
and chemicals, stamlard proprietary remedies 
and preparations, and a full line of novelties and 
standard articles pertaining to ladies' and gents' 
toilets, and novelties in fancy goods usually 
found in first class pharmacies. 

Mr. Hillhouse is the sole proprietor and manu- 
facturer of a number of valuable and popular 
specialties, among which are the famous Ameri- 
can Cough Dispenser, which is a most effica- 
cious remedy for coughs, colds, etc., and w\ar- 
ranted to contain no opium. His Jelly of Roses 
is a reliable and harmless cosmetic and is very 
popular, and his Woodland Tonic Bitters is un- 
rivaled. The reputation of these three leading 
specialties is widespread, and the demand for 
them is steadily incrt-asing. 

Mr. Hillhouse is a native of England, and has 
had twenty years practical experience as a jiliar- 
macist. He is a genial, courteous gentleman, 
and is held in high esteem as a business man and 
citizen. i 



Geo. W. H. Hughes, The Independent Low- 
Priced Coal Dealer, 84 Church Street. — Among 
the merchants of New Haven who have attained 
prominence in their special lines of trade, and 
who have developed a large business by their en- 
ergy and push, Mr. Geo. VV. II. Hughes has for 
the past ten years been accounted a leader. He 
established himself in business here in 1876, and 
has steadily developed an extensive trade in 
Coal, Flour, Butter, Teas, Coffees, and Provi- 
sions generally, and he numbers among his cus- 
tomers many of the leading housekeepers of the 
Elm City. He supplies at lowest market prices 
the be^t coal for domestic purposes, and kas 
worthily won the name of the Independent Low- 
Priced Coal Dealer of New Haven. Choice pro- 
duce, and the most popular brands of flour are 
always obtainable of Mr. Hughes, and his worth 
and business methods command the full confi- 
dence of his patrons. 

Mr. Hughes occupies two floors of the fine 
building 24x80 feet in dimensions, and employs 
a force of courteous clerks and workmen, and 
the prompt filling and delivery of orders is one 
of the great secrets of his gratifying suci'ess. 
The trade of this house is both whole.sale and re- 
fail, and is steadily growing under able manage- 
ment. Mr. Hughes is a native of Piospect, 
Conn., and is a reliable and progressive man of 
business, whose successful career is the logical 
sequence of his push, tact and worth. 



M. E. Terrell, Dealer in Flour, Grain, Feed, 
Hay and General Merchandise, Main Street, 
Westville, Conn. — With its oUI-tlme prestige and 
patronage unimpaired, this house lias for many 
years held a jwominent place among the mercan- 
tile interests of Westville, and its trade and influ- 
ence under the present proprietorship is steadily 
increasing. The business was established over 
sixty years ago, by Mr. George Kimberly, Mr. 
Terrell becondng the proprietor in 1879. The 
premises compi-ise two floors, a large, double- 
front building, 60 x 70 feet in dimensions, cen- 
trally located on Main street, and the establish- 
ment presents a most attractive appearance in its 
appointments. The iaciliiits for display and 
selection of merchandise are all that could be 
tlesired, and ample accommoilalians for customers 
are provided. 

The stock in trade is uniformly large and com- 
plete, and is made up of choice groceries, the 
best brands of flour, grain, feed and hay, fresh 
and cured meats, provisitms and produce, a large 
line of the best boots and shoes in the market, 
and a full complement of everything usually 
looked for in a first-class and well-conducted gen- 
eral merchandise establishment. The lowest city 
prices uniform!}^ prevail, and square dealing is 
the invariable rule of the house. Four compe- 
tent clerks are employed in the conduct of the 
large wholesale and retail trade, and orders have 
prompt attention, merchandise being delivered 
free of charge to all parts of the town. 

Mr. Terrell is a native of Simsbur3^ Ct., and is 
one of the prominent citizens of Westville, as 
well as one of its representative merchants. He 
is a member of the School Hoard of the town, 
and is active in all that tends to the public wel- 
fare and general good. 



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Salisbury Brothers, Druggists and Apotlieca 
ries, No. 6 Grand Avenue.— No department of 
business in New Haven, or in fact in any city or 
town, is of more direct importance to the com- 
munity at large than that of the druggist. In 
this connection the attention of our readers in 
particular, and the public in genend, is directed 
to the establishment of Salisbury Bros., located 
at 6 Grand avenue, where they have a mosi 
tastefully fitted up store completely equipped 
with every appliance and facility for properly 
carrying on the business. 

The Messrs. Salisbury were born in Connecti- 
cut and are both thoroughly experienced phar- 
macists, and exercise a thorough personal super- 
vision over their assistants who are kept con- 
stantly employed. The various drugs and medi- 
cines to be found here are of the purest character 
possible, a fact of much importance in the com- 
pounding of physicians' prescriptions particular- 
ly. This department is always marked by con- 
stant increase in the volume of business, compe- 
tent chemists are employed, and this firm can be 
relied upon for accuracy in their prescriptions. 
The business was established forty years ago by 
Dr. C. S. Thompson, succeeded in 1883 by the 
present management. In addition to a fine dis 
play of drugs and patent medicines a full line of 
fancy and toilet articles is carried. The store 
and "laboratory cover an area of 24x60 feet and 
are elegantly equipped throughout. The indi- 
vidual members of the firm are S. L. and D. T. 
Salisbury, who, being gentlemen of obliging 
manners and business tact, well deserve the suc- 
cess which attends them. 

Smith & Co., Dealers in Choice Family Gro- 
ceries, Provisions, ]\Ieat and Fish, No. 7 Broad- 
way.— Messrs. Smith & Co., are conducting at 
this location a large retail trade in choice family 
groceries, provisions, meat and fish, and their es- 
tablishment, located at No. 7 Broadway, is one ot 
the popular stores in the city. 

The business was established in 1869 by Her- 
man E. Smith, who in 1875 admitted Mr. Fran- 
cis K. Benham as partner, under the firm name 
of Smith & Co. Messrs. Smith & Co., deal in 
every description of goods in the grocery and 
provision line. The premises occupied are cen- 
trally located and comprise a large store, 90x25 
feet in dimensions and well furnished. The 
stock is very large, including one of the finest 
stocks of groceries in this section, embracing 
both staple and fancy groceries, choice teas and 
coffees of the finest flavor, also a line of fresh and 
choice provisions IS carried. Mr. Smith is a na- 
tive of Milford, Conn., and Mr. Benham, of West 
Haven, Conn. Both are live, active, business 
men, and few firms have a higher standing in 
commercial circles. 

G. Lehr, Merchant Tailor, 952 Grand Ave., 
(Atwater's Block).— Owing to the attention given 
to the tailor's trade, and the employment of 
skilled labor, the functions of the tailor have, 
within recent years, steadily developed to the 
plane of a fine art. The garment must be cut 
and fitted with accuracy, and in a manner be- 
coming to the wearer, and finished in a style ot 
art entirely unknown a few years ago. We 
would, in this connection, refer to Mr. G. Lebr, 



merchant tailor, located at No. 952 Grand ave. , 
in " Atwater's Block," as a leader in his line, his 
work being unsurpassed either in cut, fit or finish 
by any one in this section of New Haven. 

Tins business was established in 1858, by Mr. 
Lehr, who has since successfully continued it, 
adding to his patrons year by year, the trade 
now being very large, aflbrding employment to 
six experienced hands. 

The premises occupied are neat and commo- 
dious and favorably situated ; a heavy and very 
superior stock is constantly carried, embracing 
elegant fabrics, imported and domestic cassi- 
meres, cloths, woolen and worsted goods, checks, 
plaids, suitings, etc. 

Mr. Lehr is a native of Germany, and is a 
gentleman of long experience and unquestionable 
bkill, being an expert and fashionable cutter, and 
merits his extensive patronage. 

Mr. Lehr has taken many degrees among the 
Odd Fellows; he also a member of the " German 
Aid Society." 

M. F. Keneley, Board, Feed, Livery and 
Coupe Stable, No. 381 and 383 Temple Street. — 
Although established but one year ago, the board- 
ing and livery stables of Mr. M. F. Ketieley, No. 
38l and 383 Temple street, has already become 
one of the most popular in New Haven. The 
establishment is very complete and convenient, 
and consists of a large two story building, 40x80 
feet in size, with every facility for the boarding 
of horses and care of vehicles, and at reasonable 
prices horses have the best attention, and board 
by the day, week or month. Mr. Keneley keeps 
for livery purposes thirty head of horses and 
twenty stylish cabs, carriages, coupes, etc., 
which are let at reasonable rates, special terms 
being made for weddings, funerals, etc. Orders 
by telephone or otherwise are attended to with 
dispatch, and careful drivers are always fur- 
nished. The turnouts of Mr. Keneley are ele- 
gant and serviceable and entire reliance is safely 
Placed in the man and his methods at all times. 

He is a New Haven man by birth and is held 
in universal esteem. 

J. V. Rattelsdorfer, Groceries and Provisions, 
33 Greene Street. — Occupying the ground floor 
and basement of the building No. 33 Greene 
street, 30x50 feet in size, with two additional 
rooms for storage, Mr. J. V. UatteL-dorfer enjoys 
especial facilities for conducting a large city and 
out-town trade in Groceries and Prov sious. The 
business was founded in 1881 in Fair Haven, and 
was removed to the present location in 1883. 
His stock, which is at all times large and varied, 
comprises a very carefully sekcted Hssortment of 
fine Family Groceries, Teas, Sugars, Flour, 
Canned Goods, Produce and Provisions gener- 
ally, and it has always been the aim of Mr. Rat- 
telsdorfer to supply the best merchandise in the 
market at lowest possible prices. Two courteous 
clerks are employed in the business, and the 
house enjoys a position unusually fiivorable for 
affording its patnms substantial advantages. 

Mr. Rattelsdorfer is a native of New Haven 
and is prominent in business and social circles, 
and his worth and probity have always commend- 
ed him to the good opinion and confidence of hie 
customers and the general public. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



Morris Isbell's Sons, Manufacturers of Light 
and Heavy Express Wagons; also. Manufac- 
turers of Pure (Jider and Cider Vinegar, 740 
Wlialley Avenue. — Tbe wagon factory of INIorris 
Isbell's Sons is one of the oldest and most impor- 
tant industries of Westville, tbe business having 
been inaugurated over half a century ago, by 
Mr. Morris Isbell, the father of the present pro- 
prietors, Messrs. Willis B. and Herbert H. Isbell 
succeeding to tlie business in 1878. 

The factory of the firm is commodious and 
Tery complete, being equipped with improved 
machinery driven by a steam-engine, and a force 
of skilled workmen are employed in ihe manu- 
facture of light and 'heavy express wagons, also 
■wagon repair work and jobbing of every descrip- 
tion. The work of the Messrs. Isbell is tirst-cla^s 
in every particular, and orders for new wagons 
and repairs are executed in the most satisfactory 
manner, at short notice and at reasonable 
prices. 

The firm are also successfully engaged in the 
manufacture of pure cider and cider vinegar, 
with their office and warerooms at No. 746 
Whalley avenue, and they are recognized leaders 
in tills line in the city. 

The Messrs. Isbell are both natives of Westville, 
and are business men of sterling worth and inde- 
fatigable energy. Their promptitude and honor- 
able methods have always commanded universal 
confidence, and their extensive business, both in 
Westville and IMew Haven, is the logical 
sequence of their business tact, experience and 
ability. 



F. H. Woodin, I'hotographer, 831 Chapel St.— 
Of all the many arls with which we are brought 
in close contact almost every day of our lives, 
none, perhaps, has made greater strides towards 
perfectiim than that of the photographer. The 
subject of tbe present sketch, Mr. F. II. Woodin, 
is a gentleman whose fame as a pliotographic 
artist of the very foremost rank is not by any 
means confined to tbe city of New Haven and its 
immediate neighborliood alone, for although the 
majority of his patrons are residents here he is 
constantly receiving orders for specimens of his 
skill from all i)arts of the country. His studio is 
located at No. 831 Chapel street, next door south 
of Messrs. Mclntyre & Maguire's, and here may 
be found many artistic and beautiful specimens 
of the bigh degree of skill which be has attained 
in what may be almost termed "the art-preserva- 
tive of all arts." Although ]\Ir. Woodin has 
only been in business for himself since 1884, the 
period since then does not by any means embrace 
his whole experience of the profession. Previ 
ous to tbe year mentioned he studied under some 
of tbe most renowned photographers in the coun- 
try. Pictures of all kinds are made here, from 
tbe smallest minette card up to life size, together 
with exteiior and interior views, all in tbe most 
artistic manner, and the most careful attention 
to finish, a point too often neglected by some. 
Mr. Woodin is also aa artist, as well as a pboto- 
grapher, beinsr quite an expert in tbe matter of 
making copies of old pictures in either oil, water 
color, crayon or ink. Special rates are offered 
to clubs and societies, and he guarantees satisfac- 
tion in every instance. 



H. Bristol, Dealer in General Merchandise, 

Main Street, Westville. — Tbis is one of the oldest 
mercantile concerns of Westville, tJie bouse bavmg 
been founded by Messrs. Cooper & Paine, re- 
moving here in 1853. In 1800 this firm was suc- 
ceeded by Messrs. Bristol & McClune, and on the 
retirement of the junior member of tbis firm in 
1883, Mr. Bristol became the sole proprietor. 

The premises of this enterprising and reliable 
merchant comprise two floors of his large build- 
ing, each 80x40 feet in dimensions, and the estab- 
lishment is throughout admirably adapted to the 
display and selection of merchandise, the con- 
venience of customers and the dispatch of busi- 
ness. 

The stock is always extensive, and consists of 
fine fancy and staple Groceries, Flour and Feed, 
Produce, Provisions, Boots and Shoes, Gents' 
wear, etc., and choice Wines and Liquors, for- 
eign and domestic, for medicinal purposes. 

Everything desirable in this wide range of 
merchandise is supplied at lowest city prices and 
goods are warranted satisfactory, and full confi- 
dence is universally inspired by the business 
methods and worth of tbis representative dealer. 
Tbe extent of Mr. Bristol's trade necessitates the 
employment of four competent clerks, and orders 
are promptly filled and goods dispatched to a.11 
parts of tbe town free of charge. 

C. E. Katsch, Jeweler. 125 Church St.— Very 
marked improvement has been effected in the 
jewelry trade as is amply attested hy the display 
made in our establisbments devoted to this bnmch 
of business. A gentleman who receives a huge 
and liesirable patronage, numbering among bis 
customers many of tbe well-to do residents of tbe 
city, is Mr. C. E. Katsch, of 125 Cburch street, 
a practical and expert workman, who has had a 
long experience, and is therefore thoroughly 
conversant with every feature of his trade. This 
house was founded bj" Mr. Katsch in 1861, and 
has from the first enjoyed a liberal measure 
of popular favor, tlie trade growing year by 
year, until now it is very substantial. He occu- 
pies a large, conveniently arranged store, where 
all kinds of jewelry, etc., may be found; repair- 
ing of all kinds is done in the most superior 
manner. 

3Ir. C. E. Katsch is a native of New Haven, 
and by his energy and ability has won many 
friends in the community. 

New York Grocery, D. Dore, 573 to 579 
Grand Ave. — We know of no more worthy ex- 
ample of the old established and representative 
houses of New Haven than the popular establish- 
ment of D. Dore, better known as the "New 
York Grocery," Nos. 573 and 579 Grand ave. 
Tills hou^e possesses a valuable and extended 
experience in the grocery interest. Having 
begun business in the present location in 1876, 
and by his liberal treatment of customers has 
rapidly advanced in public favor. 

Mr. Dore occupies a larije store, consisting of 
four storifS and occupying an area of 50 x 85 
feet; these premises are well stocked, and very 
conveniently arranged, and the trade is very 
large, both in wholesale and retail. A force of 
ten assistants are in attendance, thus ensuring 
the patrons of the firm prompt attention. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



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A large and well-selected stock of uniceries is 
kept on hand, inclnding the best brands of flour, 
choicest teas and coffees, and everything in the 
line of staple and fancy groceries; also, a fresh 
supply daily of all kimis of meats, including 
beef, mutton, hams, etc., and in connection 
with the above, Mr. Dore carries a large stock of 
crockery-ware, candies, etc.. No inferior goods 
are sold, and every effort is made to avoid adul- 
terated articles. The low prices and fine assort- 
ment carried has given this establishment the 
large trade it enjoys. 

Mr. Dore is an active business man, and en- 
joys the respect and esteem of the community. 
The store is large and well appointed, while the 
assortment and prices are not excelled by any 
other house in this section of New Haven. 



M. Texido, Jr., Dealer in Fish, Oysters, Lob- 
sters, Clams and Sea Food generally, at Whole- 
sale and Retail, 674 Grand Avenue. — The whole- 
sale and retail fish and oyster establishment of 
Mr. M. Texido, Jr., is one of the popular sources 
«f sea food supply in New Haven, and since the 
business was established, four years ago, it hss 
been a most popular market for the retail trade 
of tiiis city. The firm was originally M. Texido 
<fc Co., the head of tiie house becoming sole pro- 
prietor in 1884 At No. 674 Grand avenue, Mr. 
Texido occupies two floors of the large building, 
each 25x75 feet in size, and his facilities lor sup 
plying fish, oysters, clams, lobsters and sea food 
generally of standard excellence at fair prices are 
unsurpassed by any competitor in the citJ^ Or- 
ders by telephone or otherwise have prompt at- 
tention, andmerchandi.se is delivered to all parts 
of the city. The most delicious goods are always 
obtainable here in season, warranted fresh. Mr. 
Texid ) is held in highest esteem for his probity 
and worth. 

He was born in Flushing, L. I., and his sue 
cess in catering to the people of New Haven is 
the logical sequence of his business ability and 
energy. 



Francis Brothers, Dealers in Groceries, Flour, 
Orain and Feed, Nos. 87 and 91 Grand Avenue. — 
One of the prominent, represefltative mercantile 
concerns of the suburb of New Haven, formerly 
known as Fair Haven, is that of Messrs. Francis 
Bco'hers, dealers in Groceries, Flour, Grain, 
Feed, etc., Nos. 87 to 91 Grand avenue. These 
successful merchants began business here in 
1883, as successors to Francis & Chidsey, who 
were in turn the successors of Todd & Chidsey, 
who inaugurated the enterprise at the present lo- 
cation almost twenty years ago. 

The Messrs. Francis occupy for their purposes 
a large double store and ware rooms, 40x60 feet in 
«ize, well arranged for the accommodation of 
their large trade and s'orage of their merchan- 
dise. They have at all times in stock, and handle 
large quantities of staple and fancy Groceries. 
Provisions and Produce, and for supplying at 
lowest market rates Flour, Grain and Feed, of 
standard excellence, they have every facility that 
could be desired. Under able management past 
and present, the trade of this old, reputable 
house, has attained important proportions, and 



the energy and business tact of the Messrs*. Fran- 
cis are rapidly extending and increasing the vol- 
ume of their city and out of town business. 

The firm consists of Messrs. F. H. and O. O. 
Francis, both of whom are native born, and as 
merchants and cilixens they enjoy in fullest 
measure the confidence of all with whom they 
are brought into personal or business relations. 



Lowe Bros., Contractors and Builders, 253 
Llo> d St. — In most of the important building 
operations in Fair Haven and vicinity, the above 
named firm have taken a prominent part, and 



their skill and worth is attested by their work in 
planning and erecting many of the principal 
buildings which have gone up in this growing 
suburb of New Haven during the past fourteen 
years. 

The office and workshop of the firm are located 
at No. 253 Lloyd street, and the large business 
requires the constant employment of from twelve 
to fifteen competent carpenters. Plans and esti- 
mates are furnished at short notice, and contracts 
are made and faithfully executed by the Messrs. 
Lowe, whose worth and skill have met with 
recognition in a constant demand for their ser- 
vices. 

All kinds of jobbing and repair work is done 
at short notice, and confidence in the ability of 
the firm to plan and execute everything in the 
building line in the best style of architectural 
art universally obtains. 

Messrs. Richard C. and Henry E. Lowe are 
the individual members of this representative 
firm. They are master builders of long experi- 
ence, and are recognized leaders in this field of 
industrial activity in New Haven. 



George E. Somers, Dealer in Groceries, 104 
Church Street. — Among the establishments in 
New Haven that deserve favorable mention is 
that of George E Somers. The business was 
started in 1865 by Neat & Somers, succeeded in 
1866 by Somers & Stowe, until 1876, when Mr. 
George F. Somers assumed entire control, and 
being a gentleman of wide experience, his ability 
and entef prise has gained for him a constantly 
increasing patronage. The premises occupied 
comprise a commodious store consisting of two 
floors, 80x20 feet in diameter and appropriately 
fitted up with every facility. A fine and com- 
plete stock is carried, embracing everything es- 
sential to the grocery trade. Mr. Somers is pre- 
pared to offer his patrons the very best that the 
market affords at low prices, and as goods are 
secured direct from leading jobbers and manu- 
facturers in large quantities, the proprietor can 
afford to offer inducements in prices and quality 
and variety of stock, that can be duplicated by 
but few and excelled by none. We commend 
Mr. Somers to those desiring the choicest goods 
at lowest prices. He is liberal and enterprising, 
and sustains a most excellent business and social 
standing. Several capable assistants are em- 
ployed to wait on customers, which is done in a 
polite and prompt manner. Mr. Somers is a na- 
tive of Orange, Conn., and numbers his patrons 
and friends by the score. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW HAVEN. 



John Draine, Die Sinker, Letter Cutter and 
Seal Engraver, 68 Orange Street. — Those wish- 
ing the services of a die sinker, letter cutter or 
seal engraver, •will find it to their advantage to 
call on Mr. John Draine, at No. 68 Orange street, 
for, while his work is of the very best quality, 
his charges are as low as can be made for such 
work, and all commissions are executed prompt 
ly and accurately. 

Mr Draine has been in business since 1871 and 
has established a large and growing trade. 

He will furnish to order any of the following 
articles: Seal stamps, burning brands, stencil 
plates of all kinds, notatorial, office and lodge 
seals, pattern plates, badges, door plates and 
numbers, cancelling s amps, ribbons, stencil inks, 
brushes and rubber stamps of everj'^ description. 

Mr. Draine occupies one floor 60x15 feet, and 
affords employment to four skilled workmen. 
He is a native of New York City. In the de- 
signing of seals of various kinds he has shown 
great talent, particularly in those intended for 
lodge seals. He furnishes burning brands of any 
desired pattern, so made as to always leave a 
clear and uneffaceable impression when properly 
used, and also does a Inrge business in door 
plates, which are got up after the latest designs 
in any alphabet desired, and at prices to suit all 
puisis. Rubber stamps, which are so rapidly 
coming into general use by reason of their many 
good qualities when properly made, are handled 
largely, and pocket stamps are also made. A 
epecial feature is made of die sinking and letter 
cutting. 



C. F. Tuttle, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
Liquors, Wines, and Choice Family Groceries, 
No. 21 Broadway. — Special attention is directed 
in this historical review of New Haven to the re- 
liable and old-established house of C. F. Tuttle, 
whose extensive store is located at No. 21 Broad 
way, New Haven, Conn., wholesale and retail 
dealer in liquors and wines, also choice family 
groceries, etc. There are probabl}^ few articles 
so hard to obtain unadulterated as wines and 
liquors, and only by the greatest care in purchas- 
ing, either by the consumer or retailer, can the 
quality be assured. 

This enterprising house was established in 1848 
by Wm. Tuttle, succeeded by A. A. Tuttle in 
1851, and in 1856 the present ])roprietor, Mr. C. 
F. Tuttle, assumed entire control. In conse- 
quence of the unrivaled superiority of his goods 
his trade has rapidly increased, necessitating the 
use of three stories 20x65 feet in dimensions, and 
a large trade both wholesale and retail is done. 
The stdck comprises a splendid selection of for- 
eign and domestic wines and liquors of everj^ de- 
scription, including champagnes, clarets, sher- 
ries, ports, brandies, gins, and Scotch and Irish 
whiskies which are absolutely unexcelled by 
those of any other first-class house. A complete 
line of groceries are also kept constantly on 
hand, including teas, coffees, spices, etc. 

The equitable manner in which this business 
is Conducted, as well as the excellent quality of 
their goods, are guarantees sufficiently ohvious 
why dealers, jobbers and consumers would do 
well to place their orders with this progressive 
and representative house. 



Wing Ying LooDg & Co., Importers of all 
kinds of Tens and China Goods, No. 26 Congress 
Avenue. — Wine, perhaps excepted, there is no 
beverage in the world that has had so much said 
and sung in its favor as has tea. That is tea as it 
should be, of a good quality in its pristine purity 
and with its beneficent powers unspoiled by 
adulteration or improper handling. This tea 
can be obtained at the establishment of gentle- 
men who, being born and brought up in the 
heart of the tea country, should he, and are emi- 
nently well fitted to pronounce upon its value 
and understand how it should be handled. 
Messrs. U. L. Frank and Charles Toon, now 
comprise the firm of Wing Ying Loong & Co., 
at No. 26 Congress avenue, where Mr. Toon es- 
tablished hims'elf in 18';3, and Mr. Frank entered 
the firm in 1883, since which time they have 
thoroughly gained the confidence of the commu- 
nity as gentlemen who not only understand per- 
fectly the goods in which they deal, but who can 
be relied upon to truthfully represent the articles 
they sell. They are natives of Canton, China, 
and owing to the commercial relations enjoyed 
in their native country are enabled to procure 
reliable goods, where those of another nation 
could not. They deal not only in Teas, but in 
Coffees, Spices and Chinese goods in general. 
The trade, which is both wholesale and retail, 
extends over all the country within a radius of 
thirty miles of New Haven, and is increasing at 
a rate which shows how these goods, and square, 
honorable dealing are appreclHted. There are 
some articles in stock which it is safe to say can 
be found nowhere else in New Haven, if indeed 
they can in Connecticut, and the exquisite skill 
and neatness everywhere manifest will surprise 
as much as it will delight the visitor, whose ac- 
quaintance with Chinamen has hitherto been con- 
lined to the uneducated class. The members of 
the firm are educated gentlemen, who not only 
dress as we do but speak perfect English. 



P. Wm. Schneider, Merchant Tailor, No. 
407 State Street. — The garments leaving a first- 
class tailor's are now cut and fitted in a high 
style of art. Among those who have acquired a 
reputation in this" line in New Haven is Mr. F. 
Wm. Schneider, merchant tailor, locatt d at No. 
407 State street. This gentleman enjoys a large 
and desirable patronage. 

Mr. Schneider, who is a native of Germany and a 
resident of the United States some years, sue 
ceeded to this business in 1881, and Iims gained a 
first-class custom . The store is equipped with a 
large and carefully selected stock, comprising 
both imported and domestic fabrics, woolens, 
worsteds cassimeres, cloths, checks, plaids, etc., 
ten expert hands being employed. 

With a thorough knowledge of the business, 
and having acquired the reputation of expeit as 
cutter of fashionable male attire, Mr. Schneider 
has established what is now one of the most pop- 
ular custom tailoring enterprises of the city. He 
has also acquired a well deserved reputation for 
strict attention to business and care in the fit and 
fashion of garments. The prices will be found 
very reasonable, and the large custom which Mr. 
Schneider enjoys is but a natural consequence. 



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The Hoyt Bros. Co., Planters. Shippers, and 
Wholesale Dealers in Native Oysters, River St., 
foot of Ferry, New Haven. — Among those 
bouses which have made New Haven one of the 
great oyster markets of the country, and the 
principil source of supply of this merchandise 
for export. The Hoyt Bros. Co. have for thirteen 
years lield a most prominent place. This com- 
pany is one of the leading concerns in New 
Entjland engaged in the planting and shipping of 
native oysters. 

They operate two establishments, at Fair Ha- 
ven and South Norwalk respectively, and their 
trade, which is largely export, has attained im- 
portant proportions. The Hoyt Bros. Co. deal 
exclusively in shell oysters, and employ a large 
number of hands in catching and shipping this 
merch uidise. They own extensive grounds and 
raise their own product, and in the Old World 
and the New the house is famous for tlie superior 
quality of their goods, and the excellent condi 
tion in which they are delivered in foreign coun- 
tries, owing to their facilities for packing for 
export. 

Messrs. Chas. W. and W. H. Hoyt and Geo. 
H. Townsend compose this representative con- 
cern. They are all natives of New Haven, and 
are business men of push, energy and enterprise, 
and have heen eminently succes-iful in develop- 
ing a large European trade in oysters, and may 
well be regarded as pioneers in the establishment 
of a branch of industry which is of more than 
national importance. 



Excelsior Lubricating Company, Manufac- 
turers and Dealers in Castor >Iachinery, Kuby 
Engine and Amber Cylinder Oils, Platers' Com- 
pounds, Wire Drawing and Anti-Friction 
Crreases; Office, 278 Elm Street, New Haven; 



Works, Derby Avenue; W. H. Beecher & Co., 
Proprietors. — Connected as it is in so many dif- 
ferent ways with all kinds of manufactures, no 
branch of industrial activity is of more wide- 
spread importance than that of the manufacture 
of refined tallow and lubricating oils, and the 
reputation of New Haven's leading houses in 
this line is of the highest possible character. 
Prominent, and in fact occupying the foremost 
position, is the well known firm of W. H. 
Beecher & Co., wlio.se offices are located at No. 
278 Elm street. The business was originally es- 
tablished as far back as 1837, when the firm 
name was E. Hull & Sons This co partnership 
lasted for just thirty years. In 1868 Mr. W. H. 
Beecher became the proprietor, and adopt< d the 
present firm name, the "C!o. ," however, being 
merelj^ nominal. Mr. Beecher has had a lengthy 
experience in the business, and in all his trans- 
actions brings to bear a thorough practical 
knowledge of the refining of tallow and manu- 
facture of lubricating and machinery oils, etc. 

Since 1883 the oil business has been carried on 
under the name of "Excelsior Lubricating Co." 

The works are on Derby avenue, and fitted up 
in the most complete manner with every possi- 
ble labor-saving appliance, the motive power for 
which is supplied by a forty horse-power boiler. 
A strict personal supervision is exercised over 
the many different departments, and as a conse- 
quence the oils and lubricants have ever main- 
tained the same high standard of excellence, and 
once introduced they are permanently retained 
in consumption thereafter. ]\Ir. Beecher is an 
extensive dealer in hides, skins, fat and Neats- 
foot oil. Ever since he commenced business he 
has been no'ed for his honorable mf^thods and 
sterling integrity, and he Iims undoubtedly suc- 
ceeded in making his establishment a representa- 
tive one in every respect. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF NEW UA VEN. 



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Careful attention given to all Operations of the Mouth 

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"Sheffield Crowning Process" and 

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WATERBURY. 



Waterbury is twenty miles nortliwest from New Haven, and lies between 
the Naugatuck and Mad rivers. On either side of the city the hills^rise gradually 
to a considerable height. The Indian name of the town was Mattatuck, and was 
originally a part of Farmington, and the land comprised within the town limits was 
purchased from the Indians August 21, 1674. The breaking out of King Philip's 
war the following year retarded the settlement of the place. The ancient limits of 
the town, as conveyed by the Indians and patented by the State to the proprietors, 
extended from north to south, on both sides of the Naugatuck river, a distance of 
sixteen miles, and for ten miles from east to west, and included what are now 
Waterbury, Watertown and Plymouth, and parts of Middlebury, Wolcott, Oxford 
and Prospect. 

The site for the town was at first fixed on a ridge on the west bank of the Nau- 
gatuck river, about a mile from the present location, which to this day is called 
■" Town Plot;" but this jDroject was abandoned on account of the exposed situation, 
before any buildings were erected, the fear of depredations from the Indians 
inspired by the disastrous King Philip's war, leading them to fix their habitations on 
the same side of the river with their friends at Farmington, In 1678 streets were 
laid out on the present site of the city. At this time the settlers were obliged to 
■carry their corn to the mill, a distance of twenty miles, through a pathless wilder- 
ness, and in 1680 Stephen Hopkins, of Hartford, erected a mill on Mad (then Mill) 
river. In 1686 Mattatuck was incorporated under the name of Waterbury. The 
town was first represented in the legislature in May, 1689, by Ensign Thomas Judd, 
who was succeeded the following year by Lieutenant John Stanley. At this time 
the number of male residents between sixteen and seventy years of age was thirty- 
«even. 

The first resident minister in Waterbury was Rev. Jeremiah Peck, Sr., of 
Greenwich, who continued in the pastorate until shortly prior to his death in 1699. 

The first house of worship was erected in the latter part of the seventeenth 
century, and was a small and inconvenient structure, which was replaced in 1729 by 
a, new building 40x50 feet in dimensions. 

Depredations by the Indians in 1707 and 1710 retarded the growth of the settle- 
ment. In addition to the Indian troubles the alluvial lands on the Naugatuck were 
almost destroyed by flood in February, 1691, and again in 1709; and in 1713 an 
epidemic carried off nearly one-sixth of the population. 

Samuel Hopkins, D.D., an eminent divine, was born in Waterbury, September 
17, 1721. He graduated from Yale College in 1741. He was licensed to preach in 
May, 1742, and was ordained December 28, 1743, at Great Barrington, then Housa- 
tonnoc. 



208 WATERBURT, PAST AND PRESENT. 



Dr. Lemuel Hopkins, a physician of great skill and reputation in his day, and a 
poet of more than local fame, was also a native of Waterbury. He was born in this 
place June 19th, 1750, and died in Hartford in 1801. He was one of the founders 
of the Medical Society of Connecticut, and he was eminent for his literary ability, 
and his labors and time were divided among such writers as Humphreys, Dwight, 
Barlow, Trumbull, and others. 

The first fulling mill in Waterbury was doubtless erected prior to 1713, and at 
this time, it is said, there was but one clothier in the colony — Abraham Fulford, of 
Woodbury. 

As early as 1686 the court ordered New Haven and Mattatuck to make a road 
between the two settlements, and this was the second road connecting Waterbury 
with other towns. It ran along the east side of Naugatuck river, and was used as a 
road to Judd's Meadow until 1721, when the highway on the west side of the river 
was constructed. It was the only thoroughfare to New Haven until the present 
turnpike road was laid out in 1802. 

The Indian wars and floods of the early part of the eighteenth century, together 
with the "great sickness," which carried off a large percentage of the population in 
1712, left the settlers in an impoverished condition, and about this time a great 
many of the proprietors left the settlement. 

The earliest school record bears date 1698. In December of that year "ye 
town granted thirty shillings, with jq last yeir's rent of ye scooll land for ye incur- 
agraent of a scoll for four moneths or longer if it can be obtayned, and Deacon 
Thomas Judd, Ensign Standly and John hopkins Avas chosen a eomraitty to endeav- 
iour to procure one to keep scool to teach in righting as well as reading." There is 
reason to believe that Thomas Judd, Jr., taught a school in Waterbury in 1709. 
For more than forty years after the settlement of the place Waterbury had but one 
school and that at the center, and until 1710 there was but one school-house and 
that a small one, 14x16 feet in size. This school was taught by a "schoolmaster" 
for three or four months during the cold season of each year, and by a " school- 
dame," if need be, during part of the other seasons. In 1730 schools were established 
at Judd's Meadow and at Wooster Swamp. 

In 1694 the taxable list was £1,554, in 1712 £2,415, and in 1725 £2,757. 

Prior to 1700 all the people of the town lived at the "Centre." Buck's Hill 
was settled about 1703, and Break Neck Hill was first spoken of in 1688. 

An act of legislature declared that no negro or mulatto child born in Connecti- 
cut after March, 1784, should be held in servitude any longer than their arrival at 
the age of twenty-five years. Slaves who were found out after dark were obliged 
to show passes, and were whipped if unable to produce them, and even free negroes 
were obliged to have passes. 

A large majority of the people living in Waterbury at the breaking out of the 
Revolutionary War were firm champions of colonial rights. After the meeting of 
Congress in 1774 a resolution was adopted unanimously at a town meeting called for 
the purpose to adhere to the association entered into by Congress. 

During the war Waterbury furnished more men for the Continental army than 
any other town in the State. The eighth company of the first regiment of Connec- 
ticut troops was raised in Watertown. Phineas Porter was captain of this company, 
Stephen Matthews, first lieutenant, Isaac Bronson, second lieutenant, and David 



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WATERBURY, PAST AND PRESENT. 209 

Smith, ensign. These troops were enlisted for seven months and most of them 
re-enlisted. In 1776 Congress made a requisition on Connecticut for troops, and the 
State Legislature passed an act to raise seven regiments. Phineas Porter was major 
of the Fifth Regiment, and the sixth company was from Waterbury. The officers 
were: John Lewis, Jr., captain; Jas. Warner, first lieutenant; M. Bronson, second 
lieutenant; Jas. Beach, Jr., ensign. 

In November of 1776 the legislature ordered that four battalions should be 
raise>d. The officers of one company in the second battalion, which was recruited in 
Waterbury, were: Benj. Richards, captain; J. Bronson, Jr., first lieutenant; Mr. 
Law, second lieutenant; Benj. Fenn, Jr., ensign. 

On the other hand quite a number of the people of Waterbury left the place 
and joined the forces of the enemy. Among these was Moses Dunbar, who, having 
returned to the town, attempted to raise a company for the British service. He was 
taken, with a commission from King George on his person, and was convicted and 
hanged in Hartford, and the gallows, which was exposed, was left standing as a 
warning to others. 

At the close of the Revolutionary war the town of Waterbury was very poor. 
Its principal part and richest section had been taken away to form parts of other 
towns. The population in 1790 was 2,937, and in 1800 3,256. On the 7th of 
November, 1791, sixty members of the old church of Wallingford, now Meriden, 
organized the Second Baptist Church in Wallingford, and in 1817 the members of 
this congregation who resided in Waterbury erected a house of worship there, which 
they occupied until the present building was erected in 1835. Elder Jesse Frost was 
the first pastor. 

The present Methodist Episcopal society in Waterbury was organized in 1815, 
and origina-lly consisted of five persons, but they struggled on, though despised and 
unpopular, for sixteen years, until, in 1831, a great revival of religion was experi- 
enced and the society soon afterwards was increased to 100 members. Their first 
house of worship was erected in 1833 and dedicated April 2 7 of that year. In 1852 
the membership had increased to 260, with a well-conducted Sabbath school with 200 
scholars. Rev. Davis Stocking was the first minister. 

Waterbury was incorporated as a city in the year 1853. The population in 1850 
was 5,137, and from the United States census it appears that the city, exclusive of 
the town, had in 1870 a population of 10,826, and in 1880 it had increased to 17,806. 
At this rate of increase the inhabitants of the city of Waterbury must at thig 
writing number 28,000; some enthusiastic citizens claim a population of 30,000. 

The site of the city is a very desirable one, and is surrounded on all sides except 
the west or river side by hills. It has many fine residences, a paid fire department, 
gas and electric lights, and a most excellent school system. Near the centre of the 
town is a handsome public park, tastefully laid out, and the soldiers' monument at the 
end, opposite the City Hall, is an imposing and beautiful monument to the deceased 
soldiers of the war of the rebellion. 

On the west side of the river is Riverside cemetery, containing over forty acres, 
one of the most attractive features of this beautiful, picturesque section. 

The City Hall is a very handsome edifice, with brown stone front, surmounted 
by a fine tower and clock. It contains the offices of the city and town authorities. 
The Bronson Free Library is contained in this building and is one of the most com- 



210 WATERBURY, PAST AND PRESENT. 

plete and extensive in New England. It was endowed by Silas Bronson, with 
$200,000, and has more than 18,000 volumes, to which the citizens have free access. 
The church buildings are generally elegant models of architectural skill. 

In 1847 the Catholics in Waterbury numbered 100, and Rev. M. O'Neill was 
permanently located here. In 1847 they bought the old Episcopal church property, 
and have now a beautiful church structure of gothic style of architecture. 

Manufacturing was begun in Waterbury during the Revolutionary War by Lieu- 
tenant Andrew Welton, who manufactured guns at Buck's Hill for the Continental 
army. He subsequently removed his shop to Mad river. In 1790 Jas. Harrison 
began making wooden clocks by hand and also shoe heels, reels, etc. The first clock 
charged on his books was sold to Major Morris, January, 1791, for £3 12s. About 
1800 he began working in a little shop on the south side of North Main street, and 
constructed on the little brook there the first water-wheel in Waterbury. He after- 
wards removed to New York and was succeeded by Mark Leavenworth. The prop- 
erty was subsequently purchased by the Beecher Mfg. Co., and was converted into a 
broadcloth mill, and that afterwards into a suspender factory. 

In 1810 Mark Leavenworth, W. K. Lawson and Anson Sperry began the manu- 
facture of wooden clocks on a large scale. 

The first metal buttons were made by John Hopkins about 1754. They were of 
block tin or pewter. Henry, Samuel and Silas Grilley (brothers), were the first to 
manufacture moulded metal buttons. The manufacture of gilt buttons led to the 
establishment of brass and copper mills, and was begun in 1802 by the 
firm of Abel Porter & Co. They employed eight or nine hands. The buttons were 
concave, convex and oval, with gilt faces. Gold was liberally used, as much as $3 
worth of the precious metal being used for one gross of buttons. In 1808 the works 
were extended and began using water power. 

Shortly after the war of 1812 the manufacture of brass and copper wire was 
introduced, and at this date this industry has reached important proportions. 

As may be seen from the following pages, Waterbui-y contains some of the 
largest manufacturing concerns in the United States. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN 



OF 



WATERBURY 



Wm. H. Smith, Contractor aud Builder, Man- 
ufacturer of Mouldings, etc., 10 Benedict Street, 
Waterbury. — In the extensive and enterprising; 
circle of mechanical industry, where energy and 
talent are combined, and which are essential to 
success, we find the proprietor of the above es- 
tablishment. 

Mr. Smith came to this city in 1882, and by 
skill and perseverance he is to day, only five 
years since his arrival, one of Waterbury's well- 
to-do and respected citizens. He is a self-made 
man and may justly be proud of the name he 
has acquired as a contractor and builder, and no 
small part of the dwelling houses in all four cor- 
ners of the city have been built by this enter- 
prising business concern. Although a very disas- 
trous fire, not so verj"^ long ago, laid his factory 
in ashes, it was not very long before Mr. Smith 
had rebuilt, and since then his business has so 
steadiljr increased that it is running to its utmost 
capacity. Many people are to-day owners of 
nice little homesteads acquired by buying them 
on the instalment plan, aud Mr. Smith has built 
a number of houses in advance in this city, and 
then sold them on very reasonable terms. 

Mr. Smith also does an extensive business in 
general jobbing, is well known as a stair build- 
er, and makes a specialty of church, store and 
oflBce work. Orders are promptly attended to 
and neatly executed, and he constantly keeps on 
hand a complete stock pertaining to the several 
branches of his business. Door and window 
frames made to order. 

Mr. Smith was born in Oswego county. New 
York State, in 1848. He came to this city in 
1882 without money or friends, and is to day 
universally esteemed as a most honorable busi- 
ness man, counting his friends by the score. 

The success of this house is an evidence of what 
may be accomplished by enterprise and industry 
combined with a thorough understanding of the 
wants of the public. The large business aonducted 
by this gentleman is constantly increasing. 



American Pin Company, 73-93 E. Main 
Street, Waterbury. — Among the important man- 
ufacturing and commercial enterprises which 
contribute to the standing and progressive spirit- 
of the city of Waterbury is that of the 'American 
Pin Co." This firm manufactures all sorts of wire 
goods, including brass and iron pins, wire point- 
ed any length, hooks and eyes of every style, 
patent standard button fasteners, a specialty be- 
ing made by this enterprising house of double- 
pointed pins. This company also manufactures 
artistic fancy goods in plush, satin, brass, etc., 
of which they make a specialtj' for the art trade. 
These comprise plush placque frames, brass 
placques, easels, fancy plush boxes, all in new 
and original designs. The variety is not only 
very large, but the company are constantly add- 
ing novelties in all the lines manufactured by 
them. These goods are uoav found in the lead- 
ing art stores ot the United States. 

"The factory, which comprises many buildings, 
is located at Nos. 73-93 E. Main street, and the 
principal depots for the sale of their goods are at 
10-12 Thomas and 78-80 Worth streets. New 
York. The business was founded in 1846 and 
has steadily increased. The capital invested in 
the business is now $100,000 and the facilities en- 
joyed by the house are unsurpassed by any of 
their contemporaries. They give employment 
to a large force of skilled workmen and the busi- 
ness extends throughout the country. In its 
business policy this company is liberal, enter- 
prising and reliable and the goods which bear its 
stamp cannot be considered as inferior to any 
manufactured in this country. 

The company was incorporated in 1846. Mr, 
J. S. Elton is the President and Mr. T. I. 
Driggs is Secretary and Treasurer. The trade 
at large are so familiar with the superiority of 
the output of the company as to require no fur- 
ther comment at our hands, and the high stand- 
ing is such as entitles the American Pin Co. to 
the respect with which they are regarded. 



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Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co., Wateibury. 
— The seed from which has spruug this colossal 
enterprise, the chief of Waterbury's many exten- 
sive industries, was sown in 1812 by DeMCon 
Aaron Benedict, who inaugmated the niuiiufac 
lure of bone and ivory buttons. In 1823 this en- 
terprising pioneer associated with himself several 
other public-spirited citizens and organized a 
stock company for the manufacture of gilt but- 
tons, and it has been truthfully said that "the 
pr-ispt-rity of Waterbury as a manufacturing 
town dates from the forauUion of this company." 
A new firm was formed in 1829, one of the 
partners being Mr. James Croft, an Englishman 
skilled in this branch of industry. In 1834 the 
name of the firm was changt d to Benedict & 
Burnham, and in 1843 the Benedict & Burnham 
Manutacturing Company was organized as the 
successors of The firm List named. 

This was the tirst corporation for manufactur 
ing purposes formed in Waterbury, and under 
this style and name the business has attainetl its 
present great proportions. In 1848 the ciii)ilal 
of the company was increased from $100,000 to 
$200,000, and in 1856 it was again doubled to 
meet the requirements of the large trade devel- 
oped. 

The company are now engaged in the manu- 
facture of the following goods on a most exten- 
sive scale: high brass, low brass, gilding metal, 
German silver, and copper in the roll, sheet, 
wire, tubings, castings. ;ind all vnrieties of phdn 
and figured designs, "seamless drawn brass and 
copper tubing; brass and German silver head- 
ings, and fancy wires, patent insulated copper 
wire, composition and rubber for every descrip- 
tion of electrical purposes, brass eyelets 
for shoes, corsets, etc. ; wrought brass butt 
hinges, patent drop handles or drawer pulls, in 
wood and gilt, new and elegant designs in gib, 
antique pattern. Special patterns and designs 
are furnished on application, brass and copper 
rivets and burs, patent wick burners, coal oil 
lamp burners, and lamp trimmings of all kinds 
and descriptions. 

The works cover an area of twelve acres and 
comprise numerous buildings, the main structure 
being nearly 500 feet squnre. The aggregate 
length of the four principal buildings is about 
1,400 feet. The equipment of this extensive es- 
tablishment is com pi. te in general as well as de- 
tail, tiie valuable machinery of the most im- 
proved patterns being operated by steam and 
water. Two large and three small engines, of an 
aggregate of 1 Ol)0 horsepower, besides water 
wheels, furnish the motive power, and an army 
of 800 operatives find constant employment in 
the works. 

A fixed and steadfast purpose on the part 
of the management to maintain the reputation of 
their goods "for superiority of workmanship and 
finish,"" and beauty of de>igns in their specialties, 
and to excel in all things, has resulted in success 
most gratifying, and the concern is a monument 
to the worth and enterprise of the officers " more 
enduring than brass." 

Following Mr. Aaron Benedict in the manage- 
ment of the company, liis son, Mr. Charles Ben- 
edict, was president and treasurer of the com 
pany until his death in 1881, with Mr. Dickinson 
as secretary. 



Mr. Charles Dickinson is now the president, 
Mr. E. L. Bronson the treasurer, and Mr. E. L. 
Frisbie, Jr.. the secretary of the company. Mr. 
Dickinson is one of the most influential citizens 
and most enterprising manufacturers of the 
State. He is responsibly connected with some 
of the leading industries of Waterbury and his 
executive ability in his present position and his 
financial worth as treasurer of the company for 
j'ears have largely contributed to the achieve- 
ment of grand results 

Messrs. Bronson and Frisbie are business men 
of tact and energy, and the important interests 
committed to their hands are in every way well 
and faithfully subserved. 

The depots of the corporation are at No. 17 
North Seventh street, Phihidelphia, No. 24 Oliver 
street, Boston, and No. 13 Murray street. New 
York. The products of the factory arc shipped 
to all parts of the United States and to many 
foreign markets. The immense factory of this 
company is illustrated on the opposite page. 



Hotchkiss Paper Company, 13, 15 and 17 
Cedar Street, Waterbury. — Among the many 
pushing and enterprising business firms for 
which Waterbury is so justly noted, the Hotch- 
kiss Paper Company, doing business at Nos. 13, 
15 and 17 Cedar street is distinguished. The 
Company began business some ten years ago and 
under the shrewd and far-seeing guidance of Mr. 
E. M. Hotchkiss, who has been its manager from 
the start, it has extended and increased its busi- 
ness annually, until to-day, in a city full of more 
than ordinarily enterprising and successful firms, 
it is fairly entitled to the leading position as- 
cribed to it at the beginning of this article. Some 
idea of the business which is done may be gained 
from a mention of the fact that five iiioors, each 
50x45 feel in dimensions, are occupied, in order 
to provide adequate accommodation for the enor- 
mous stock necessary to supi>ly the demand for 
the company's goods. An exclusively wholesale 
business is done and emi)loyment is aff'orded to 
five assistants. The stock carried is not alone 
remaikable for size, but also for variety, for one 
gains but a very imperfect and inadequate idea of 
the scope of the company's transactions from the 
name under which the business is carried on — 
The Hotchkiss Paper Comiiany. 

Not only is paper, in the almost innumerable 
forms into which it is manufactured, dealt in, 
but large sales are made of buckets for all pur- 
poses, brooms, butter utensils, carpet lining and 
tacks, coal sieves, flour buckets, scoops, etc., 
lamp burners and chimneys, money drawers, 
shoe, stove and scrubbing brushes; and in fact 
we might continue on through the entire alpha- 
bet before we exhausted the catalogue of goods 
handled. Lack of space forbids this extended' 
mention, however, and we will only add that Mr. 
Hotchkiss will be found a most agreeable gentle- 
man to do business with, and that the resources 
of the company enables him, its manager, to sell 
goods as low as the lowest. 

The goods handled by this representative con- 
cern find their way to all parts of this and adjoin- 
ing StHtes, and their already large trade is rapidly 
increasing, and extending in volume and import- 
ance each year. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBURT. 



The Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Ma- 
chine Co., 223 Bank Street, Waterbury.— The 
growth of Waterbury as a great miuiuracturing 
city, has of late years been almost phenomenal, 
and its facilities for all kinds of industrial activ- 
ity have been thoroughly and practically demon- 
strated. Among the concerns most prominent 
in building up the prosperity and growth of the 
city, is the Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Ma- 
chine Company, No. 223 Bank Street. The 
works of the company cover several acres of 
ground, and some 200 are employed in the various 
departments of the business. Dull seasons are un- 
known to the company, and no man is ever dis- 
charged during the course of the entire year, 
most of the workmen having been with the firm 
for years. The firm has made all rolling mills 
in Waterbury, and most ot those in the adjacent 
towns, and also for several large firms in the 
West, among which we will mention The Detroit 
Brass and Copper Rolling Mills, and the Chicago 
Brass Compan}% where the mills turned out by 
this factory will be found in succesHful operation 

They have also on hand a larue Cf)ntract for 
iron work for Copper Kolling Mills; Rome Iron 
Works, Rome, N. Y. ; large *wire mill building 
for Bridgeport Brass Co.; large press for Win 
Chester Repeating Arms Co. ; large Hydraulic 
Draw Benches for Randolph & Clowes and for 
Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co., both of this city. 
The Company manufactures the following arti- 



cles: Dies and Punches: Die Sinking and 
Drilling Machine for tool making; Draw 
Benches: Tube Draw Benches, endless 
chain; Tube Draw Beuclies, hydraulic 
power; improved (patent) hydraulic valve; 
Wire Drawing Machinery. Drop Presses : 
Portable Dn p Presses; Drop Pre-ses 
without Poppets; Drop Presses with 4 
Poppet*; Drop Pre>^ses with 6 Poppets. 
Foot Presses: Single or kick-lever Foot 
Presses; Compound weighted lever Foot 
Presses; Knuckle Joint Foot Presses. 
Furnaces: Annealing Furnaces; Casting 
Furnaces; Tempering Furnaces. Grind- 
ing Machines: Die Grii ders; Grinding 
Machines for steel rolls, reamers, etc.; 
Grinding Machines for steel springs. 
Headers: Single Stroke Open Die Head- 
ers; Single Stroke Solid Die Headers; 
Double Stroke Open Die Headers; Double 
Stroke Solid Die Headers; Special Stove 
Rod Headers; Special Double End Head- 
ers. Lathes: Buffing Lathes, Burnishing 
Lathes, Screw Cutting Lathes, Spinning 
Lathes, Tapping Lathes, Trimming 
Lathes. Metal Saw Benches; Metal Scrnp- 
ing Machines; Metal Straightening Ma- 
chines. Power Presses: Open Back Blank- 
ing Presses; Open Back Drawing Presses; 
Arch or pillar blanking Presses; Arch or 
pillar drawing Presses; solid back punch- 
ing Presses; combined punch and shear 
Presses; horizontal drawing Presses; rack 
and pinion Presses; adjustable inclined 
Presses; double acting crank Presses; 
double acting cam Presses; double aciing 
single adjustment Presses; double plunger 
Presses; toruiing Presses; embossing pres- 
ses; ratchet dial feed attHchments; friction 
dial and friction roll feed attachments; 
other styles of special feeds; adjustable beds and 
fixtures; knuckle joint Power Press's. The 
above Presses either plain or back-geared. Roll- 
ing Mills: Rolling Mills for rolling brass or cop- 
per, silver or biilaniiia, grading spoon blanks, 
etc., for jewelers' use. Rolls: Chilled iron rolls, 
cast steel rolls, water circulating rolls. Screw 
Presses. Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, etc. 
Shears: Hand shears for cutting sheet metal; 
power shears all sizes for mill use; squaring 
shears and shear presses; special shears for cut- 
ting circles. Slitting Machines and Gang Sit- 
ters. Threading Machines: Machines for rolling 
threads on screw or bolt blanks; Machines for 
threading sheet metal screws or covers. Wire: 
Wire straightening and cutting machines; wire 
forming machines; wire reducing or pointing 
machines. In additi )u to the above machines, 
we make special machines used in the manufac- 
ture of Spoons, Forks, Lamps, Burners, Bolts, 
Rivets, Nuts, Washers, Locks, Hinges, Buckles, 
Buttons, Clocks, Watch Cases, Ferrules, Tliim- 
bles. Jewelry, Steel Sp'ings, Cartridges, etc. 

Mr. E. C. Lewis is the President and Mr. W. 
E. Fulton the Secretary and Treasurer of the 
concern. Mr. Lewis is one of Waterbury's most 
substantial citizens, being interested in some of 
the largest manufacturing enterprises of the city. 
Mr. Fulton is a courteous and intelligent busi- 
ness man. They have both achievetl grand results, 
and their trade is increasing rapidly. 




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J. A. Jackson, Architect, 77 Bank Street, 
Waterbury.— One of the most enterprising archi- 
tects in this city is Mr. J. A. Jackson, whose 
office is located at No. 77 Bank street. This 
gentleman, since he establisheil himself in busi- 
ness here, has met with phenomenal success thus 
far in his career, and has worked with an energy 
and ability which cannot fail to secure a large 
patronage. 

Plans, details and superintendence for public 
and private buildings, and estimates for the same 
will be furnished at rates which will be found 
very reasonable. J\lr. Jackson thoroughly under 
«tands even the smallest details of his profession. 
He has had a good architectural training in the 
best architectural schools, and is thoroughly 
conversant with all tke different styles and 
branches of the art. 

Mr. Jackson also furnishes drawings and de- 
tails for artistic interior work, furniture and 
■decoration for private residences, etc. Special 
attention is given to the heating, lighting, 
plumbins and sanitary arrangements of build- 
ings; also, the remodeling of existing structures. 
Mr. Jackson does not confine himself to work 
^executed in the city of Waterbury alone, but 
does much work in other parts of the State, and 
outside of the State also. Correspondence is 
solicited in regard to matters relating to his par- 
ticular line of business, and will promptly be 
attended to; he will be found courteous in his 
treatment of all. We take pleasure in recom- 
mending such a gentleman to our readers, who 
will find him an experienced architect, and one 
who can be depended on as fully competent to do 
superior work. 

Mr. Jackson was born in this city in 1861, and 
is a highly esteemed young man of more than 
ordinary business ability, and one who makes a 
study of his profession, devoting his entire time 
to it in onlf»r to perfect himself in every detail 
known to his vocation. We foresee a prosper- 
ous future for Mr. Jackson, and earnestly trust 
our many readers, having anything in his line, 
will subnnt them to his judgment and profes- 
sional skill. 

J. T. Mather, successor to J. A. Youngs, 
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Hardware, Cut 
lery and Tools, 22 Bank Street, Waterbury.— 
The hardware business above almost all others, 
increases in importance as the country grows 
older and more thickly settled, but the degree of 
perfection which it attains is due to the energy of 
individuals who have been for years connected 
with the bu-siness. Such aone is that conducted by 
Mr. J. T. Mather, which was established in 1883 
by J. A. Youngs, at Hartford, and two years later 
was suceeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. J. 
T. Mather, who commenced business in Water- 
bury, October, 18^5, where, by his ability and 
practical business knowledge he has succeeded 
in building up a large wholesale and retail trade 
in Hardware, Cutlery and Tools of all kinds. 
This establishment is located at 22 Bank street, 
and comprises two floors, each 20x70 feet in di- 
mensions. The fine stock comprises everything 
uniler the head of hardware and cutlery and in- 
•cludes a large list of hand tools, builders' hard- 
ware, etc. Mr. Mather makes a specialty of 
Kearney & Foot and Nicholson's files, etc. This 



flourishing business requires tlie employment of 
four thoroughly competent clerks who under- 
stand the business in all its details. 

Mr. J. T. Mather is a smart, enterprising busi- 
ness man, studying the wants of his trade, and 
by handling a reliable quality of goods at fair 
prices has built up his present prosperous busi- 
ness. In the Spring a Seed Department is also 
attached to the regular line of goods. 

He is a native "of Hartford, but has resided 
here many years, and his long residence among 
us and his honorable manner of conducting his 
business has gained the high esteem of the citi- 
zens of Waterbury. Still pursuing the same 
methods he may well expect a continuance of 
the success which has hitherto attended his 
efforts. 




Geo. Robbins, Big Pitcher Crockery Store, 
No. 3 East Main St., Waterbury.— In examin- 
ing the commercial interests of Waterbury, it is 
with pleasure we note the advances that have 
been made during the past few years, and the 
growth of enterprfses that add to the wealth and 
prosperity of the city. These improvements will 
be particularly noticed by a visit to the well- 
known establishment conducted by Mr. George 
Robbins, better known, perhiips, as the " Big 
Pitcher Crockery Store," located at No. 3 East 
Main street. This business was established some 
twelve years ago, by D. P. Bunce, who con- 
tinued it for tenyears; the past two years, how- 
ever, it has been under the management of Mr. 
Geo. Robbins, who, from all appearances, has 
proved himself "the right man in the right 
place," as the facilities, as well as the operations 
of the house, have been very largely increased. 

The premises occupied by Mr. Robbins con- 
sist of a store 18x60 feet in area, which is 
stocked with a fine assortment of crockeryware, 
both plain and ornamental, china and glassware 
of all kinds, and many other things found in the 
stores of its line. All who h'lve dealings with 
this house may depend upon being supplied with 
promptitude and courtesy, and at prices suffi- 
ciently reasonable to claim a large and prominent 
share of public patronage. 

Mr. Robbins is a native of this State, and is a 
well-known, active, efficient and successful busi- 
ness man. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBURT. 



R. E. Hitchcock & Co., Manufacturers of 
Fine Paper Boxes, Waterbury. — The almost uni- 
versal use into which paper boxes have come of 
late years must have excited the attention of even 
the most unobservant people. Made, as they are 
now, in enormous variety, they are adapted 
equally well to the requirements of those who 
deal in coarse and heavy articles of merchandise, 
and of those who only handle the most delicate 
and fragile wares 

As it is well known to all who have given the 
subject even a thought, so brisk and keen is the 
competition now between rival manufacturers of, 
or dealers in certain articles (and these articles 
are many in number), and so well poised and 
even are the merits of the goods each offers, that 
ev( n wliat, under different circumstances, would 
appear trivial and of but slight importance, suf 
fices to turn the scale in favor of one or the 
other, and so it is that, recognizing this fact with 
the readiness that distinguishes the born mer- 
chant, many, if not all, of the more enterprising 
manufacturers and dealers liave, after casting 
about them for a plan to best increase the attrac- 
tiveness of their goods, decided upon the expedi- 
ent of putting them up in neat, and in many 
cases beautiful, paper boxes. The demand thus 
created has led to the establishment of many 
houses to engage in this line of trade, and of 
these, none bears a higher reputation among the 
consumers of fine paper boxes than does the firm 
of R. E. Hitchcock & Co., whose specialty is the 
manufacture of finest grade of paper boxes. 

Established in 1875, their trade has rapidly 
extended, until now it spreads all over New 
England, and requires the occupancy of three 
floors, 200x35 feet, and the employment of 100 or 
more hands and many powerful and ingenious 
machines. The boxes are supplied either with 
or without labels; lithographic labels will be 
furnished if desired. 

The firm is made up of Messrs. R. E. Hitch- 
cock and A. C. Northrop, both the.se gentlemen 
being natives of Connecticut, and well known 
and universally-respected citizens. 



Dennis Henry Tierney, Real Estate, etc.. 
Bank Street, Waterbury. — The importance of 
the commission agent in the business affairs of 
this city is thoroughly understood by every in- 
telligent wide-awake man of the nineteenth cen- 
tury. No other medium is so capable of estab- 
lishing the most intimate relations between the 
seller and buyer — no matter how utter strangers 
all parties may be or how widely separated by 
distance — and no other medium labors so assidu 
ously to promote their respective interests by 
conferring upon either party alike special advan- 
tages and otherwise maintainable benefits. He 
is the mutual friend and adviser or go-between, 
that may be relied upon implicitly, and in no 
branch of business has his services been sought 
to a greater extent, and with more gratifying re- 
sults, than in matters pertaining to real estate. 
One of the many engaged in this business in this 
city is Mr. Dennis Henry Tierney, an honored 
citizen of Ihi.* city, whose office is at 129 Bank 
street, opposite the Waterbuiy National Bank 
Until within a few months Mr. Tierney's office 
was located at 4 East Main street. His experi- 



ence and comprehensive knowledge of the real 
estate business in every detail, and extensive fa- 
cilities for safely contiucting it in all its various 
branches, together with his wide acquaintance 
with capitalists, land operators, manufacturers 
and others interested in land properties, gives 
him very decided advantages over many other 
real estate agents in this section of the coun'y, 
and enables him to guiirantee the most perfect 
satisfaction in the transaction of all business en- 
trusted to his charge, being eminently qualified 
and thoroughly reliable. 

Mr. Tierney transacts a general real estate 
business combined with patent agency, and nego- 
tiates loans, but only local ones. 

As an intelligent and shrtwd business man he 
is known and respected l)y the whole business 
community, counts hosts of friends, and is a gen- 
tleman with whom it is a pleasure and to every- 
one's advantage to transact business. When but 
two years of age Mr. Tierney arrived in this 
city, and counts the year of his inauguration in 
Waterbury as 1848. He was born on the Emer- 
ald Island in 1846. With such sterling qualities 
as those possessed by Mr. Tierney, he is bound 
to succeed in business, and has so far built up as 
prosperous a concern of its kind as is to be found 
in the entire county. 



Partree & Parker, Hack, Livery and Express 
Stable, Waterbury. — Oce of the greatest conven- 
iences in all large cities is a well-regulated livery 
and hack stable. Waterbury is well represenied 
in this direction by the establishment of Messrs. 
Partree & Parker, which is one of the most pop 
ular in Waterbury. This firm have, in connec- 
tion with their hack and livery, been engaged in 
the express business, which they established in 
1874, and by their accommodating system in this 
branch of their business have succeeded in making 
it a public necessity. 

Their two-story brick stable covers an area of 
100x30 feet, is provided with every accommoda- 
tion for horses and vehicles, with large and well- 
ventilated stalls, and the finest arrangements for 
every department of the large business trans- 
acted. 

The twenty-eight horses owned by Messrs. 
Partree & Parker are safe, good roadsters, and 
stylish, and the hacks, buggies, and numerous 
other vehicles furnished by this firm are hand- 
some and first-class in every particular. A spe- 
cial feature of the business and in which the 
proprietors justly take pride, is their ability to 
furnish handsome turnouts with matched horses, 
for special occasions, parades, etc. 

The constant demand on this establishment 
require theemployment of six competent grooms, 
who thoroughly understand the care of horses 
and carriages of all descri|)tions; and all orders 
for livery purposes, weddings, funerals, and 
other occasions, are faithfully attended to, and 
only safe and reliable drivers are employed. 
Every description of teaming is done promptly, 
at most reasonable rates. 

Mr. Geo. Partree is a native of Waterbury, 
and Mr. Oscar B. Parker, of Meriden, Conn.; 
both these gentlemen bear the highest reputation 
for integrity and fair dealings, while their social 
qualities have made them many friends. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBURT. 



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J. G. Twining, Furniture and Carpets, Baby 
Carriages, etc., Nos. 123, 125 and 127 South Main 
Street, Waterbury. — About live years ago Mr. J. 
G. Twining established himself in the furniture 
and carpet business in Waterbury, and by the 
exercise of energy and tact he lias developed a 
large city and out-town trade. He occupies for 
his extensive trade two floors of the building, 
Nos. 123, 125 and 127 South Main street, eacli 
60x40 feet in sze, and his facilities for business 
are all that could be desired. His stock uniform 
ly comprises full lines of parlor, chamber and 
household furniture generally, and a very select 
and complete assortment of latest styles and de- 
signs in imported and American Carpets and Oil 
Cloths, l>esides Spring Beds, Mattresses, Mirrors, 
Clocks, Wringers, Pictures, Albums, Lamps and 
Silverware, and a thousand and one articles and 
specialties in house-furnishing good^^. He sup- 
plies merchandise of superior quality at lowest 
prices for cash and on easy payments, and deliv- 
ers goods free of expense to all towns in Nauga- 
tuck Valley; and guarantees satisfaction in every 
particular. 

Mr. Twining fills all orders for enlarging and 
copying pictures in any desired size and style 
with dispatch and in the most satisfactory man- 
ner. His trade, which has attained large propor- 
tions, requires the employment of a number of 
salesmen. He offers active, energetic and reli- 
able men profitable employment, and those desir- 
ing lucrative positions would do well to apply to 
this representative merchant. 

Mr. Twining is a native of East Hartland, 
Conn., and is held in high esteem for his busi- 
ness and personal worth. 

North End Pharmacy, 114 North Main St., 
Waterbury. — Among the absolute necessities to 
the well-being of a city or town, there is nothing 
of more importance than a well-regulated and 
largely-stocked drug store, where the physician 
and patient can send their prescriptions with the 
certainty of having them properly compounded. 
Among such houses, that of the "North End 
Pharmacy." being located at No. 114 N. Main 
street stands preeminent. 

Established about four years ago by the pres- 
ent proprietor, Dr. F. M. Cannon, the business 
has been extended by the energy, enterprise and 
fair dealing of its management, until now it 
stands among the foremost in point of volume, 
and in the very front rank as regards character. 

Dr. Cannon is a graduate of the University of 
N. Y., is a practical chemist, and understands 
every detail of the business. But, being also 
engaged in the active duties of his profession, 
as well as being the Medical Director of the 
Cont>ecticut Indemnity Association, makes it 
necessary for him to call to his assistance thor- 
oughly qualified and experienced aid in attending 
to his store, in which important part he has so 
far been happily successful, not only in compe- 
tency in the prescription department and general 
details of the business, but also in being prompt 
and courteous to his customers. 

The premises occupied consist of a fine store of 
20x50 feet in size, and elegantly fitted up and 
well stocked with a full line of the many articles 
found ia a first-chiss store of its kind, including 
fancy and toilet articles of all kinds. 



New York and Waterbury Marble and 
Granite Works, Branch Otlice, 168 Bank St., 
Waterbury; Granite Quarries, Quincy, Mass. — 
The extensive branch house of W. H. Rubey's 
marble and granile works stand at the head of 
this business in Waterbury, and this extensive 
establishment is well worthy of special mention. 
This branch house, which is located at 1(58 Bank 
street, was established in 1883, and has since 
built up a trade which extends throughout the 
city, and into the neighboring towns. 

The premises are large, giving every conven- 
ience for the prosecution of the business, and 
emploj^ment is furnished to about twelve skilled 
workmen. The workshop covers an area of 
30x60 feet. 

5Ir. W. H. Rubey, who is thoroughly ac- 
quainted with all die details of the business, and 
is well known for his great taste in the finer 
branches of the profession, is prepared to give 
estimates on building work; and the execution 
of all orders is done in the best manner, and at 
the lowest prices. His extensive quarries are 
located in Quincy, Mass. 

He is a large wholesale and retail dealer in 
American and foreign marble and granite. Mr. 
Rubey is the patseitee of Kubey's new and im- 
proved combination for the setting of tablets and 
headstones, etc. It is, in fact, the be^t in the 
market (or the setting of all kinds of stone. 

]\Ir. W. H. Rubey is a native of New York, 
and is sole manager of the New York and Water- 
bury marble and granite works. His long con- 
nection with the enterprise of which he is the 
head, has given him a detailed knowledge of the 
business that is always employed to the advan- 
tage of his customers; and the liberal and enter- 
prising policy on which he conducts his business 
has made his establishment a pleasant and profit- 
able one at which to deal. 

D. Blakeslee & Co., Dealers in Paper-Hang- 

ings, 117 Bank Street, Waterbury. — Among the 
expert artisans of Waterbury, Mr. D. Blakeslee 
has for many years been prominent, having been 
successfully engaged in business here as a painter 
for eighteen years. The firm, as at present con- 
stituted, was formed as his successor in March, 
1886, and the range of business was extended to 
dealing in wall papers, and all kinds of interior 
decorating. 

The store and workshops of Messrs. BJakeslee 
& Co. are located at 117 Bank street, where is to 
be found as fine an assortment of wall papers, 
ceiling and other house decorations, including all 
the latest styles and designs. Lincrusta Waltons, 
etc., and at lowest prices. The firm supply every- 
thing in their line, and guarantee fullest satis- 
faction. The firm's extensive operations in house- 
decorating of every description, necessitating 
the employment of forty skilled workmen, in the 
busy season, and artistic work of every kind in 
their line is executed at short notice in the 
most satisfactory manner. Orders for paper- 
hanging, graining, painting, kalsomining, glaz- 
ing, etc., in the city or country, have prompt 
attention, and full confidence in the skill, business 
methods and worth of the firm is always jus'ifif'd. 

Messrs. D. Blakeslee and Louis Haase are the 
indivi<lual members of this representative, suc- 
cessful firm. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBURY 



Albert I. Stahmer, 70 Bank Street, Water 
bury. — The cit}^ of Waterbury is in many re- 
spects fortunate, possessing as it does more 
weiiltb, culture and refinement tlian many other 
cities of like size in the country. Not the least 
of its advantages lies in the fact that in the per- 
son of the gentleman whose name heads this 
sketch, there is within its borders one of the 
most skillful and enterprising photographic artists 
in the State, and one who has no superior in the 
world. The gallery in which Mr. Stahmer pro- 
duces those gems of art which have made lum 
famous was established in 1881 by Mr. J. Fiil- 
som, who continued it until about one year ago, 
when Mr. Albert I. Stahmer purchased it, hav- 
ing had a long experience of thirty years before 
opening this gallery. The premises consist of 
one floor 30x75 feet in area, divided into five 
rooms, which are used as reception and show 
rooms, operating and printing rooms, etc. All 
the apparatus is of the very higliest style and 
cost, Mr. Stahmer being of the opinion that good 
work can only be made with good tools. Skilled 
assistants are employed and courteous and polite 
attention will be given to all patrons. 

Mr. Stahmer is a thorough artist and all kinds 
of portrait work, pastel, oil, etc., will be done in 
a thonnighly artistic and satisfactory manner. 
Mr. Stahmer is a native of Germany and is a gen- 
tleman of long experience in his business, and 
thoroughly acquainted with all the demands 
made upon him. 

J. H. McKinnon & Co., Blank Book Manufac- 
turers, Printers and Stationers, 85 Bank St., Wa- 
terbury. — The demand for artistic printing has of 
late years developed an industry of important 
proportions, and the improvement made in work 
of this description has kept even pace with the 
progressive ideas of the refined and cultivated. 
To such a height has art printing attained that 
the business may well be ranked as a profession, 
and it is those only who can design and execute 
the finest work of this description who attain 
success. 

As manufacturers of blank books, and in this 
connection as art printers, and dealers in fine sta- 
tioner}', the firm of J. H. McKinnon & Co have, 
for three years past, maintained leadership in 
Waterbury. The facilities of this house for sup- 
plying work and merchandise of the highest or- 
der of merit, are exceptionally good. Tlieir fac- 
tory and printing establishment are models 
of completeness; a large force of hands are em- 
ployed, and at sliort notice all kinds of work is 
executed in the best style of art. 

Engraved wedding and visiting cards in every 
desirable and conventional style are engraved 
and printed; monograms, crests, etc., made and 
designed, and orders for lithographing are taken 
and filled at satisfactory prices. The stock in 
trade of this firm is always large and attractive, 
embracing art and commercial stationery, desk 
furinture and ornaments, blank books and nov- 
elties in fancy articles, and the establishment is 
the place par excellence for those desiring special- 
ties in this wide range of work and merchandise. 

Mr. McKinnon is a Massachusetts man by 
birth, and the success he has attained in business 
here attests unmistakably his qualifications for 
his special work. 



F. W. LaForge, Civil Engineer and Sur 
veyor, 77 Bank Street. — With a thorough tech- 
nical knowledge of his science, and long experi- 
ence in practice, Mr. F. W. LaForge began his- 
career as a civil engineer in Waterbury, about 
one year ago, and he already ranks among the 
leaders of liis profession in this city and section. 
His office is at 77 Bank street, where he is pre- 
pared to execute all commissions in his line, at 
short notice, and in the most satisfactory manner. 

Plans and estimates for mechanical and sani- 
tary work, etc., are made by Mr. LaForge from 
descriptions, and designs for all kinds of patent 
specialties are accurately drawn, his work por- 
traying the ideas of the inventor in the most 
distinct and concise manner. Surveys of lands, 
and drafts and maps are also made, and the 
utmost confidence is safely reposed in his skill 
and worth. 

Mr. LaForge is a gentleman of indefatigable 
energy, devoted to his professional work, and 
his success in the outstart of his career gives 
abundant promise of a future of usefulness in his 
chosen vocation. 

He is a native of Waterbury, and is a genial, 
courteous gentleman and esteemed citizen. 



J. M. Kellogg, Dealer in Pianos, Organs, 
Sheet Music, 5lusic Books, and Musical Mer- 
chandise of all kinds; agent for the celebrated 
Vocalion Organs, full equal of the Pipe Organs; 
162 South Main Street, Waterbury. Conn.— A 
most desirable place in Waterbury for the pur- 
chase of pianos, organs, and musical merchandise 

generally, is that 
of Mr. J. M. Kel- 
logg, No. 162 
South Main St. 
This representa- 
tive dealer estab- 
lished himself in 
business here in 
188 4, and has 
from the begin- 
ning met with de- 
cided and deserved success. His large and hand- 
somely appointed store room is filled to its ut- 
most capacity with an elegant assortment of 
Chickering, jNlathushek, Dusinberri and Sterling 
Pianos, Wilcox & White, New England, E. P. 
Carpenter and Smith's American Organs, besides 
a full line of music books and publications, and 
musical merchandise of every description. 

Mr. Kellogg supplies everything in his line at 
lowest prices for cash, or on instalment plan, 
and instruments are warranted and satisfaction 
always guaranteed. 

M r. Kellogg was 
for years engaged in 
this business in Corn- 
wall, his native town, 
and has unsurpassed 
facilities for success- 
ful ly conducting a 
large trade. He is 
reliable and respon- 
sible in business, and 
has won success in 
trade here because of 
his sterling worth and ability. 





LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERS URY. 



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Brown & Brothers' Patented Seamless Copper 
House Boiler. 

The Brown & Brothers' Tubing and Boiler 
Works, Randolph &, Clowes, Proprietors, Bank 
Street (near Depot), Waterbury. — The exhibit of 
the diverse manufacturing enterprises of this 
city cannot fail to demonstrate its claim to a 
prominent position amoug the leading manufac- 
turing centers of New England. Among the 
most conspicuous industries which have given 
character to the city of Waterbury is the enter- 
prise founded more than half a century ago, by 
the Brown & Brothers. Since Messrs. Randolph 
& Clowes became proprietors, increased build- 
ings have been added to the plant, new machin- 
ery introduced, the scope of the trade and pro- 
duction extended, and tiie house is now placed 
upon a footing equal with any of its contem])o 
raries here or elsewhere. Tlie plant of this com- 
pany embraces a number of buildings and covers 
a lartre area. In the various departments are 
employed upwards of 200 men, most of whom 
are experts. 

The products of the house include all kinds 
of brass, copper, German silver and Spelter 
tubing, seamless drawn brass and copper tubing, 
fire extinguisher shells, air chambers and shells, 
with or without heads to 16 inches diameter; 
also, brass kettles, hose pipes, brass door rail, 
and large brass rods, a specialty bfing made 
of patented seamless copper house boilers, which 
are guaranteed to stand a vacuum, and tested at 
200 lbs. internal pressure to the square inch. The 
present proprietors are Messrs. Randolph & 
Clowes, both able gentlemen, and all matters 
pertaining to the business of the company are 
transacted with a system of the lirst order, and 
by sending out only such products as could be 
safely guaranteed for superiority they are build- 
ing up an enormous trade extending to all sec- 
tions of the United States. 



John Draher (Successor to Thomas Kirk), 
IManulacturer of Button Machinery, Power 
Presses, etc.. Rivet, Clock and Screw Machin- 
ery, Tools, Dies and Special Machinery of Every 
Description, 40 North Elm St., Waterbury. — 
The manufacture of special machinery ' for 
special purposes is one of the broadly distin- 
guishing features of Waterbury's claim to pre- 
eminence as a manufacturing center, and few 
disinterested parties who have investigated the 
matter will deny that in this branch of manufac- 
ture, if no other, she does lead the van. One of 
the most energetic, pushing and successful of the 
houses engaged in this manufacture is that car- 
ried on by Mr. John Draher, at No. 40 North 
Elm street. 

Mr. Draher is a manufacturer of power presses, 
rivet, clock and screw machinery and tools, dies 
and special machinery of every description. 
This business was inaugurated by Mr. Thomas 
Kirk, some eighteen years ago, he being suc- 
ceeded about three years ago by the present 
owner. 

One floor is occupied, 30x75 feet in dimen- 
sions, and ten hands are employed. A number 
of machines of various types are used, requiring 
some twelve or fifteen horse-power. A specialty 
is made of button machinery and button eyes, 
and a very large amount of work in this line is 
turned out. 

Mr. Draher is a native of Waterbnry, and has, 
since his accession to the ownership of the busi- 
ness, manifested a high degree of judgment and 
energy in extending his trade. 



Tremont House, David David, Proprietor, 
Near Jacques' New Opera House, Waterbury. — 
Many, when away from home, prefer to stop at 
the smaller and less pretentious hotels, as in this 
way greater privacy is attained and in many 
cases more home comforts enjoyed. But, as it 
is often difficult for a stranger in a city to learn 
where a small but first-class hotel may be found, 
we desire to call the attention of our readers to 
an establishment of this kind in Waterbury 
where all the comforts of home are combined 
with the facilities and conveniences of a first- 
class hotel. We refer to the Tremont House, 
which is very central!}' located, within one min- 
utes walk of Jacques' New Opera House and 
which is conducted in so intelligent and liberal a 
manner by Mr. David David, the courteous pro- 
prietor. 

Mr. David became the proprietor of this house 
two years ago and quickly showed himself to 
be the right man in the right place by the 
way in which he ministered to his patrons' 
needs, building up in this way his present large 
and select business. The edifice is of brick, 
three stories in height, 40x100 feet in dimensions 
and contain twenty spacious rooms. Employ- 
ment is given to twelve assistants and the rates 
charged are, considering the accommodations, 
very low being but $2.00 per day. His table is 
all that could be desired. 

A first-class livery stable is connected with the 
establishment which will be found of much con- 
venience by guests. Mr. David is a native of 
France. 



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READING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBUB7. 



C. E. Gates, D. D. S., Dental Rooms, over 
WoodrufFs Drag Store, 87 Bank Street.— Since 
his graduation from the Pliiladelphia College of 
Dental Surgery iu 1879, Dr. C. E. Gates has been 
successfully engaged iu the practice of his pro 
fession iu Waterbury. Ills elegantly appointed 
suite of rooms are located over Woodruff's drug 
store, No. 87 Bank street, and are models of good 
taste and completeness. The operating rooms 
are equipped with every device aad appliance 
known to the dental art, and both in the surgical 
and mechanical part of his profession Dr. Gates 
is an acknowledged expert. 

The most difficult operations in dental surgery 
are performed with the least possible degree of 
inconvenience to patiejits, and the artificial teeth 
and mechanical work of this popular dentist are 
the nearest approach to perfection attained. 

Prompt and reliable in all his engagements the 
skill and worth of Dr. Gates have always chal- 
lenged the confidence of his patients, and his suc- 
cess has been commensurate with his profession- 
al ability. Dr. Gates is a natire of Chicopee, 
Mass. His future career gives promise of con- 
tinued and increased usefulness. 

W. O. Guilford & Co., Blank Book Manufac- 
turers, Paper Rulers and Book Binders, 68 and 
69 Bank Street, Waterbury. — A Waterbury firm 
that ranks with the leading liouses of the kind in 
New England is W. O. Guilford & Co., blank 
book manufacturers, paper rulers and bookbind- 
ers, at Nos. 68 and 09 Bank street. This house 
was established fifteen years ago by Mr. W. O. 
Guilford, Mr. A. H. Tyrell coming into tbe firm 
some five years ago. The factory, 69 Bank 
street (opposite the store), on the third floor, is 
of the dimensions of 80x90 feet, and is finely 
equipped throughout with improved machinery, 
which is run by a hydradic engine. The store 
is 24x105 feet in size, and contaius a rery large 
and varied stock of the firm's manufacture, be 
sides fancy and office stationery, stationers' hard 
ware, gold pens and pencils, fountain pens, etc. 
The business done is both wholesale and retail, 
as well as manufacturing, and employment is 
given to twenty assistants. The specialties of 
this house are blank books to order and printed 
stationery, and careful estimates will be cheer- 
fully given on application. Books with intricate 
rulings and printed headings for manufjvcturers 
ajid banks are given special care and attention, 
and the firm refers with pride to over twenty- 
five of the largest manufacturers in the State for 
whom they are doing work. Magazines and sub- 
scription books are neatly bound at low prices, 
and special rates are made for repairing, binding 
and re- binding Sunday school, public and private 
libraries. 

Both members of the firm are natives of Con- 
necticut and rank with the most enterprising and 
successful business men of this wide-awake part 
of the Union. The goods manufactured are 
standard articles of their kind, and their blank 
books in particular are favorites with business 
men on account of their excellent quality and 
uniform clear and distinct ruling. 

The firm was awarded first premium (cash and 
diploma) by the Danbury Agricultural Society in 
1885 — altogether five diplomas in that same year, 
and three at the State Fair, Meriden, 1886. 



E. F. D wight, Dealer in Watches, Jewelry 
and Optical Goods, 68 Bank St., Waterbury.— 
Among the best known and most reliable estab- 
li^fliments of this kind in VVaterbury, is that of 
Mr. E. F. D wight, centrally located, at No. 68 
Bank street. Mr. Dwight has a well-earned rep- 
utation for the excellence of his wares, and the 
fidelity with which work entrusted to him is 
performed; hence his business, wLich lie estab- 
lished about three years ago, is prosperous and 
steadily increasing. 

With the advancement of any community in 
wealth, intelligence and culture, the fine arts of 
decoration and adornment prosper, and the skill 
and taste of the watch-maker and je*eler are 
brought more constantly and generally into 
requisition. Twenty years ago it would have 
been impossible to h^^ve found customers for 
that class of goods which are now really in the 
greatest demand. The stock, though small, is 
very select, comprising the finest grades of 
watches, and a beautiful and unique selection of 
silverware and jewelry, calculated to please the 
most fastidious. 

Mr. Dwight is a native of Connecticut, and 
has an experience in repairing watches seldom 
met with. We bespeak for Mr. Dwight a con- 
tinuance of the success he has already achieved, 
as he is a man of judgment and somid business 
principles, and of exquisite taste in the selection 
of his stock. 

He also carries a full assortment of optical 
goods, and has studied in a hospital for over two 
years. 



Smith & Root, Insurance, Bank St., Water- 
bury.— It of course relieves a business man of 
much anxiety to feel tliat his stock is fully cov- 
ered by insurance; but care should be tsiken that 
this is placed in perfectly responsible and relia- 
ble companies, lest it should be discovered that 
the feeling of security was but ill-founded, after 
all. 

As it is entirely out of the question for every 
man who desires insurance to personally investi- 
gate the solvency of the many companies now 
engaged in this business, the best p'an undoubt- 
edly is to entrust the placing of insurance to 
some old-established and well-known agency, 
which has served its customers well in the past, 
and has every inducement to continue to do so in 
the future. Such an agency is carried on by 
Messrs. Smith & Root, Bank street. 

Established by S. W. Hall and I. W. Smith, 
in 1853, the business continued under the name 
of Hall & Smith, Mr. Hall retiring in 1803, Mr. 
Smith conducted the business alone up to 1878, 
when Mr. E. T. Root was admitted to partner- 
ship, and the establishment has since been knowa 
by its present name. Thirty of the leading fire 
insurance companies of this country are repre- 
sented, including all the great Hartford compa- 
nies; and risks are also assumed for seven Eng- 
lish companies. 

Mr. Smith was born in Massachusetts, while 
Mr. Root is a native of Waterbury, a member of 
the City Council, and also Fire Commissioner. 
No firm in Waterbury is more reliable or enter- 
prising, and a large proportion of the insurance 
in the city is pKced through them. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERS UliY. 



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Heater & Thurber, Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in Butler, Eggs, Flour, Feed, Hay, 
Slraw, etc., ID'J Bink Slreet, Waterbury.— This 
reliable house was esiablished over iweaty years 
ago and the business was successfully conducted 
under the names and styles of Theo. Bradley. 
Di-miitg & McNeil, Heater & Abro, Heater & 
Tiiurber, the present firm succeeding to the busi- 
ness in 1881. From its inception the house has 
been a leading one in this line ot merchandise in 
Waterbury, and it has always been a favorite 
source ■ f supply for the trade and general public. 

The premises comprise a large two-story build- 
ing on Bank .^tn et, w.th warehouse near the de- 
pot of the NnugMturk railroad company, and the 
facilities of the firm are complete for receiving, 
handling, storage and shipment of merchandise. 
Messrs. Heater & Thurber are extensive whole- 
sale and retail dealers in butter, eggs, lard, 
cheese, fluur, feed, ha}% straw, salt, oatmeal, 
Graliam flour and corn, besides corned beet, 
mackerel and codfish, and at bottom prices they 
supply merchandise of stHudard eic< Hence to 
dealers at wholesale rates, and to consumers gen- 
erally at lowest margins above these prices. 

The firm also furnish at manufacturers' qiiota- 
tions \j. L. Crocker's celebratt d Honest Fertiliz- 
ers and Ammoiiiaied Bone Superphosphate, and 
all orders for merchandise are filled and goods 
delivered with dispatch, satisfaction being uni- 
formly guaranteed in every regard. The known 
worth and reliability of these representative mer- 
chants and their facilities for trade make this a 
most desirable house with which to establish and 
maintain business relations, and the operation*- of 
the concern are steadily increasing, and at this 
writing the volume of trade has attained most 
important proportions. 

Mr. Heater is at present one of the councilmen 
from the third ward, having been elected to the 
office over the nominee of the dominant party in 
the ward. He is a native of New Jersey and 
Mr. 'J hurber is a New York man by birth, and 
both are influential and esteemed citizens of Wa- 
terbury. 



C H. Bronson, Insurance, No. 69 Bank Street, 
Wateibury. — Every man identified with the con- 
trol of propertit s, whether as owner, trustee or 
administrator, will recognize the importance of 
fire in-urance. No man can lay any claim to 
bu.-iness wisdom who disregards this duty, 
whetiier it be to himself or through himself to 
others. A representative establishment in the 
insurance business in the city of Waterbury, is 
the one conducted by Mr. C. H. Bron.son, of 6Vi 
Bank street. He started business here about 
three years ago, representing some of the most 
solid and substantial companies, as: Milwaukee 
Mechanics I/IS. Co., Milwaukee, Wis., one of the 
largest concerns of its kind in the States number- 
ing 2 on a list of 128 companies. It is the oldest 
in the West, and was started in 1852. From its 
beginning all the ofBcers, without a single excep 
tion, have been, and are to-day, Germans. The 
stock of the Company is worth, according to quo- 
tation, $455 82. 

Also, Pacific Fire Ins Co. of New York, or- 
ganized 1851, with a cash capital of |2()0,000; 
surplus, $562,920. 



Eliot Ins. Co. of Boston; cash capital, $200,- 
000; surplus, $294,923. 

American Central of St. Louis, organized in 
1853; surplus, $622,541. 

Washington Fire and Marine of Boston; paid 
up capital, $1,000,000; surplus over, $1,210,000. 

As necessary as is the fire insurance for any 
business concern or to a household, as compul- 
S(ry ought to be the life insurance. 

Mr. Bronson not only does a very large Fire In- 
surance business, but attends also to the Life 
Insurance, representing some well-known repu- 
table compynies. Muss. Life Mutual Ins. Co., 
Springfield, Mass. This company was organized 
in 1851. and the assets amount to the large sum 
of $8,500,000. Being one of the old conservative 
mutual companies doing business under the cele- 
brated Non forfeiture Law of Massachusetts, it 
gives a defiuite paid-up and cash value to every 
policy. 

Mr. Bronson was born in Winchester, Conn., in 
in 1845, but has resided in this city since 1872. He 
is a business man highly estt emed in this business 
community on account of his honorable methods 
and integrity, and numbers hosts of friends. 



Earle's Hotel, Edward Tuttle, Proprietor,, 
near Depot, Waterbury. — Possessing all the requi- 
sites of a desirable house for strangers, Earle's 
Hotel in Waterbury has for many years enjoyed 
the patronage of a large proportion of commer- 
cial men and travellers generally sojourning in 
this city, and during the past year, under the in- 
telligent direction of the proprietor, Mr. Edward 
Tut le, the patronage of the house has in no way 
diminished. 

Mr. Tuttle became the proprietor of this hotel 
during the past few months, succeeding Mr. Geo. 
B. Sedgwick, and to the management of afi'airs 
he has brought ripe experience and all the qual- 
ities go'ng to make up a popular and successful 
landlord. 

The hotel is a large, three-story frame building,, 
with finished basement, fronting seventy feet on 
Bank street, and ext' nding back a distance of 
ninety feet, and is supplied with every modern 
convenience and first-class accommodations for 
100 guests. It is heated by steam and the nxmm 
are spacious and elegantly furnished. Tlie table 
is always provided with the choicest viands, and 
the services of an accomplished ch^-f makes a 
meal at Earle's a pleasing remembrance, and 
gives satisfaction to all. 

A fine bar and pool-room are features of the 
hotel, and the zeal of the hospitable host to se- 
cure the comfort and happiness of his guests is 
gratefully acknowledged. 

Mr. Tuttle is a Connecticut man by birth, and 
is in all regards a model landlord, and more than 
ever in the esteem of the traveling public is the 
house deserving of the patronage of those who 
seek in a hotel the comforts of a home at reason- 
able prices. 

The location of the house, immediately oppo- 
site the Naugatuck railroad depot, makes Earle's 
the most accessible hostelry in the city. Mr. 
Wm. E. Baker officiates as clerk. 

This is one of the most popular houses in 
Waterbury for theatrical companies, who are re- 
ceived on very favorable terms. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WATERBURY. 



Hall Brothers, Livery, Feed and Exchange 
Stnbles, rear of Scovill House. Waterbury. — All 
lovers of "horse flesh" will be interested in hear- 
ing of the establishment of Hall Bros., centrally 
located in the rear of the Scovill House. These 
gentlemen keep a well-appointed Livery, Feed 
and Exchange Stable, occupying two stories, 
■with accommodations for one hundred horses 
The stalls are large and neatly kept, and every 
facility is at hand tor the care of liorses and vehi- 
■cles. Any one desiring to purchase or exchange 
a liorse will find Messrs. Hall's stock the finest in 
the market. 'I"he livery accommodations are also 
of the best, and all wishing a team for pleasure, 
business, etc., can obtain one from these stables. 
The business was established twenty-one years 
ago, but has been under the present management 
since 1878, and has met witli a large patronage, 
it being the leading stable in the city. Fifteen 
capable hostlers are employed and careful drivers 
■will be provided when desired. All boarding 
their horses here will find them cared for as 
thoroughly as in a private stable. The members 
of the firm are Messrs. M. W. and John M. Hall, 
both natives of North Canaan, Conn., and they 
are gentlemen who have made many friends 
.among their patrons. Tlie building occupied is 
a fine one and the accommodations are unsur- 
passed throughout the city. Double and single 
livery teams to let at reasonable prices, and car 
riages may be engaged at short notice for wed- 
dings, funerals, etc. 

Dr. Munn, Physician and Surgeon, 69 Bank 
St., Waterbury. — Among the many physicians 
of this citv, we take pleasure in calling particu- 
lar attention to Dr. Munn, who occupies a fine 
ofiice at No. 69 Bank street. 

This gentleman established himself in this 
•city Jan. 1st, 1874, previous to which he had had 
a long practice elsewheie. He has been pro 
nounced by the residents of Waterburj' to be an 
eminently skillful and reliable physician and sur 
geon, and with such a reputation has established 
an extensive practice thrnuij;liout Waterbury and 
surrounding towns. Dr. Munn was born inSouth- 
ington, Ct. , in 1837. and after a thorough educa- 
tion in medicine and surgery graduated from the 
United States Medical College, of New York. 
He holds important offices, beiny; Hon. Mem. 
Mich. Eel Society, Hon Mem. Chicago Society 
of Phys. and Surg.. Hon. Mem. Pa. Eel. Society, 
Hon. Degree from Eel. Med. College, Atlanta, 
Ga., Pres. Eel. Mutual Aid Association, exPres. 
State and National Med. Association, and is Past 
Chancellor Speedville Lodge, K. of P. 

The parlors occupied by Dr. Munn are ele- 
gantly furnished and fitted up for the comfort of 
of his patients. Dr. Munn has a large practice. 

J. G. Cutler, Manufacturer of Harness, Ex- 
change Place, Waterbury. — Perhaps the oldest 
industry of any kind, and certainly the oldest in 
its special line of manufacture and trade in Wa 
terbury, is the harness manufactory of Mr. J. G 
Cutler, Exchange Place. 

This industry was inaugurated nearly 100 
years ago, and since 1861 has b'^en conducted by 
Mr. Culler, a veteran in years and experience in 
this t)ranch of industry He occupies for his 
purposes, three floors of a large building, each 



'24x80 feet in dimensions, and in the manufactur- 
ing department employs a force of eight skilled 
workmen. He makes to order and carries in 
stock all kinds of harness, and horse and turf 
goods generally, and is an extensive dealer in 
saddlery hardware, horse-clothing, harness 
leather, etc., and his facilities for supplying 
work or merchandise of standard excellence, at 
reasonable and fair prices, are all that could be 
desired. New or repair work is executed 
promptly, and there is not a more desirable 
house in New England for those desiring any- 
thing pertaining to horse furnishing goods. 

Mr. Cutler's long practical experience enables 
him to guarantee the fullest satisfaction as to 
goods, work and prices, and his long and hon- 
orable career in business here marks him a suc- 
cessful leader in this field of enterprise. 

Rockwood & Wheelock, Artists' Materials, 
Painters' Supplies, Varnishes, etc.. No. 3 Mar- 
ket Place, Waterbury. — The firm above named, 
composed of Messrs. C. H. Rockwood and E. C. 
Wheelock. Massachusetts men of large experi- 
ence in their line of trade and industry, estab- 
lished themselves in business in Waterbury in 
the winter of 1885, and they are already account- 
ed successful leaders in their special field of activ- 
ity in this city. 

Their store and workshop are centrally located 
at No 3 Market place, the premises being 40x30 
feet in size. Here is found a very select and 
complete assortment of artists' materials, paint- 
ers' supplies, varnishes, etc., and the standard 
quality and excellence of the firm's merchandise 
and low prices make this a favorite source of sup- 
ply for this line of goods in this section. 

A force of skilled sign writers and painters are 
employed under the personal supervision and 
direction of these practical, expert artisans, and 
special attention is paid to trade work and wagon 
lettering. All orders are filled with dispatch 
and in the most ta-teful and attractive manner, 
and prices are alwaj'S reasonable and satisfaction 
warranted. The proprietors of this successful 
concern are wide-awake, energetic men of busi- 
ness, and have won the confidence of all. 

A. F. Abbott & Son, Real Estate and Insur- 
ance Agents. 108 Bank Street, Waterbury. — 
The.se gentlemen are successfully conducting a 
large and prosperous business, which was inaug- 
urated by the senior member of the firm in 1857. 
In 1872 there was added the business of nego- 
tiating loans and investments. In January, 
1886, this branch of the business was re-organ- 
ized uLider the name of the Connecticut Invest- 
ment Agency, the senior partner being the 
manager, and his son, Frederick C. Abbott, the 
secretary. 

The Messrs. Abbott buy and sell real estate on 
commission, and have exceptional facilities for 
the investment and disposal of property, and those 
desiring either to purchase or sell would do well 
to consult thtse responsible and efficient agents. 

The firm also deal extensively in Eastern mort- 
gage loans, manufacturing and bank stocks and 
investment securities, and in Western real estate 
mortgages, school and municipal bonds, and bus- 
iness paper. Also steamship tickets and foreign 
exchange at low rates. 



MERIDEN. 



In the early colonial days, a certain Andrew Belcher received from the New 
Haven Colony a grant of five hundred acres in the northern part of the present city 
of Meriden, with the privilege of " keeping tavern forever," provided he should 
erect thereupon " a stone house or fort with port-holes," containing arms and ammu- 
nition. Accordingly, soon after, probably about 1660, the stone house was erected 
by an agent of Belcher's, and became a famous half-way tavern for the traveler* 
going between New Haven and Hartford. From this fact some writers derive the 
name of Meriden, according to the tradition that the old stone tavern came to be 
called the " Merry-den," on account of the frequent merry gatherings of the traveler* 
here. It is undoubted that Mr. Belcher originated the name, but the best 
authenticated accounts declare that he named it after his old home, Meriden, 
Warwickshire, England. 

The region round about went under the various names of Pilgrim's Harbor, 
Great Swamp, Dog's Misery, and " Falls Plains." It was under the immediate 
jurisdiction of Wallingford for over a hundred years. 

Around the stone tavern as a nucleus and a sort of protection to the land other 
colonists began to settle and build, until at the beginning of the eighteenth century, 
a little company of twenty-nine persons had gathered in the " Great Swamp." In 
1705, for mutual protection, a fort or palisade was built about the little settlement. 
The deadly fear of Indian attacks seems to have been a constant menace, without 
one, so far as can be found, ever being actually experienced by the settlers here. 

The first attempt at organization was made in 1728, when a petition to the 
General Legislature, signed by the chief men of the place (Bartholomew Foster, 
Ezekiel Roys, John Merriam, Robert Collins, Nathaniel Merriam, Timothy Foster, 
Thomas Andrews, Josiah Robinson, Joseph Merriam, John Merriam, Jr., and 
William Merriam), was granted and the region established as a village under the 
official name of Meriden, though still in part connected with Wallingford. 

The village of Meriden was convulsed by the anxious troubles which preceded 
the Revolution, and entered with great ardor into that struggle. Though so small 
and weak at that time she raised a company for the Continental army, which was 
commanded by Captain John Couch. 

A growing desire for complete separation from Wallingford, which that town 
naturally enough strenuously resisted, resulted in 1806, in the incorporation of 
Meriden as a township by the State Legislature. From this time on Meriden began 
to prosper, and in 1810 her population had reached 1,249. A decade later it was 
1,309, and in 1830, 1,708. 

The construction of the railroad between New Haven and Hartford was a matter 
of vital importance to Meriden, and in its accomplishment she took an active and 
prominent part. The first petition to the Legislature for the railroad was made in 



324 MERIDEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

1833, and Major Elisba A. Cowles of Meriden was one of its principal supporters. 
It was chiefly due to his efforts that the route of the road was laid through Meriden, 
and to this fact can be traced much of the city's marvellous growth since the road 
first began to run trains in 1844. The original route proposed was to the east of 
Broad street. Owing however, to the opposition of the farmers, who objected to 
the noise and smoke of the trains, the road was built in its present location in West 
Meriden, which has resulted in that section becoming the center of the city. 

Meriden may well be proud of her record in the Civil War. A company raised 
in Meriden was the first to be a<;cepted by the Governor, and no place in the State 
was more ready or generous in furnishing gallant men to battle for the cause. Her 
sons served in all the great campaigns and fought in all the great battles of the war. 
Among the more prominent ofiicers from Meriden were General Dexter R. Wright, 
Colonels Charles L. Upham and William McLain Pratt, Major Theodore Byxbee, 
Captains Roger M. Ford, Jared R. Cook, Julius Bassett, Jacob Eaton and William 
H. Johnson. 

The Roll of Honor of Meriden's martyrs shows the names of one hundred and 
eight, who died for the country. Her contributions to the support of the cause 
amounted to $4,300,981. In July, 1867, Meriden was incorporated as a city. 

The first Mayor was Charles Parker, who served for two terms. The mayors 
who have held office s,ince then are Russell S. Gladwin, 1869; Isaac C. Lewis, 1870-73; 
Colonel C. H. Upham, 1873-75; Horace C. Wilcox, 1875-77; H. Wales Lines, 
1877-80; George R. Curtiss, 1881; E. J. Doolittle, 1881. 

Among the names of the honored citizens of Meriden are those of Hon. Walter 
Booth, United States Representative; Hon. Noah Pomeroy, United States Repre- 
sentative; and Hon. Orville H. Piatt, United States Senator. 

The city, during the last two decades, has advanced with tremendous strides, 
which have hardly been proportionally equaled by any other city in the State. The 
population, which in 1870 was 10,495, at the present time is in the neighborhood of 
25,000. The extension and completion of the Meriden and Cromwell Railroad 
during the past year will undoubtedly still further advance the interests of the city, 
and render yet moi*e extensive the period of prosperity upon which she is now so 
gloriously entering. 

Meriden at present ranks, as a manufacturing and business center, among the 
first cities in the State. This has been the result chiefly of internal development. 
The first manufacturing in Meriden was done by Samuel Hall in 1791, who had a 
small shop for cutting nails. The manufacture of wire combs was one of the first 
ventures that proved very successful. The early settlers expected to find gold in 
this region and several mines were begun in the vicinity of Meriden. After some 
slight successes these were abandoned and have never been carried on since. The 
manufacture of silverware — in which line Meriden has assumed the position of one 
of the leading cities of the world — first obtained important proportions about the 
middle of the present century. It is an interesting fact, stated on good authority, 
that one of the large establishments of the kind in the city, the Meriden Britannia 
Company alone, manufactures more pieces of nickel, silver and table ware than all 
other similar establishments in the world combined, outside of Connecticut. In the 
manufacture of iron, hardware goods, lamps, castors, rifle<^, woolen goods, and steel 
cutlery, Meriden has built up an immense annual production. The amount of 



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capital alone invested in her manufacturing interests amounts to $1,690,100. The 
value of the buildings occupied for business purposes in the city is 11,857,734. The 
value of the 2,966 dwelling houses in Meriden is $4,714,855; of the 10,723 acres of 
unoccupied land, 8768,003. The total taxable property in the city amounts to 
$10,144,956. 

On March 21st, 1§87, after a thorough equipment consisting of new rolling stock 
etc., the Meriden Horse Railroad Company began running its cars. These are well 
patronized and have been long needed. Their advent was a great event to the small 
boys of the city many of whom had never seen a horse car before. 

THE Y. M. C. A. OF MERIDEN. 

This association originated in the 
Winter of 1865-6, and was incorpo- 
rated by the Legislature June 27, 
1866. In the Autumn of the same 
year, with a subscription of nearly 
$7,000, it purchased the lot of it& 
present central site and occupied 
the small wood building then on it 
for ten years. 

In 1876, with a subscription of a 
little over $20,000, it commenced 
the erection of its present brick 
building; the corner stone was laid 
October 19. It was finished, fur- 
nished and dedicated July 1, 1877, 
at a cost of $28,000. The last of 
the $13,000 debt on it when dedica- 
ted was paid in February, 1886. 
The whole property is valued at 
$40,000, and it is the first erected in 
New England exclusively for Y. M. 
C. A. purposes. 

It maintains ^ jnihlic free reading 
room, well supplied with the leading 
newspapers, daily and weekly — sec- 
ular and religious, literary and sci- 
entific; and also a good collection of 
the best monthly magazines, num- 
bering altogether over 100. The 
Reading Room is open day and 
evening, free to all. Citizens and 
strangers always welcome. Its Li- 
brary of 6,000 volumes and over 300 
pamphlets and containing many valuable reference" books, is also free for all to con- 
sult day and evening. Any person may become an annual member, to draw and take 
books home, for $2 a year. Life membership is $25. 




THE y. M. C. A. BUILDING, ERECTED 1876. 



226 MERIDEN, PAST AND PRESENT. 

Any person of good moral character may become an associate member, and any 
male member of an evangelical church, in good standing, over 18 years of age, may 
become an active member. Members' meetings: The first Monday evening in Janu- 
ary, April, July and October. Managers' meetings: The last Monday evening in 
«ach month. Annual meeting: The third Monday evening in September. 

The present membership of the Association, including the Junior Swedish, Ger- 
man, and Ladies' Auxiliary Departments is fully 600. Of the 340 Life Members from 
the first, 33 have died, — present number 307. 

The conveniences and privileges provided here by the reading room, library and 
social rooms, lectures, educational classes, gymnasium, receptions, social and reli- 
gious meetings, attract hundreds of young men from vicious places, affording them 
mental, moral, physical, social and religious culture and enjoyment in this busy cen- 
ter and pleasant home. Its value to the young men of Meriden is inestimable. 

Trustees: W. E. Benham, Chairman; Benj. Page, Clerk; S. J. Hall, Treasurer; 
Jas. R. Sutliff, Jas. H. Breckenridge, S. B. Little, E. A. Bell. 

Officers for 1886-7: W. E. Benham, President; Jas. H. Sutliff, First Vice-Presi- 
dent; Edward Miller, Second Vice-President; J. U. Pratt, Recording Secretary; W. 
A. Venter, Corresponding Secretary; W. H. Squire, Treasurer; A. L. Fisk, Librarian. 

The topographical situation of Meriden presents a most beautiful and varied 
aspect. The Hanging Hills on the north and northwest of the city stand 
with all the sublime simplicity of monumental sentinels of her peace and glory. The 
nearest of these three hills is West Mountain, with three lofty peaks, the highest being 
1)95 feet above the sea. The view from the top of West Mountain is one of the 
grandest in the State, and well worth beholding. The other two hills, South Moun- 
tain and Cat-Hole Mountain also present many objects of attraction. The magnifi- 
cent new reservoir, in "The Notch," between West and South Mountains is a magni- 
^cent specimen of the most scientific engineering skill. In " Cold Spring Gorge," 
near "Cat-Hole Gap," which lies between South and Cat-Hole Mountains, there is a 
<dark cavity deep down among the fallen rocks where ice is said to remain the year 
round, in a sort of natural ice-house. 

Not far from Cold Spring is situated the State Reform School with its extensive 
buildings, one of the largest and noblest charities in the State. In the center of the 
•city are many large and beautiful edifices. Among others is the Winthrop Hotel, 
which is said to be the most magnificent both in external and internal architecture of 
any hotel in New England, outside of Boston. 

Those who are so fortunate as to be able to visit the show rooms of the Britan- 
nia Company on State street, will there see displayed one of the most varied and 
brilliant assortments of the highest type of art in the precious metals, to be seen in 
the world. 

The Meriden City Hall, at the junction of Main and Liberty streets, is a large 
four-stoiy building of brick with whitestone trimmings. Within are the offices of 
the Mayor, Clerk, and other departments of the city government, and a short dis- 
tance to the west of the building stands the stately Soldier's Monument. The whole 
valley in which Meriden lies, and the beauties and attractions of the city itself, are 
•of so entrancing a character that memories of the most pleasant and enduring nature 
will be cherished long after even a short or hurried stay in Meriden by a stranger so 
happy as to visit there. 



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227 




MERIDEN- HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, LIBERTY STREET. 

The Meriden High School, located on Liberty street, opposite the City Hall, is 
one of the most beautiful school buildings in the country. The edifice is three 
stories high, of rich dark sandstone, built in a novel and attractive style, and with a 
beautiful tower rising at the northwest corner. It is sufficient to say of Meriden's 
school system that it is on a par with the highest and best form of the New England 
common school system. 

The Palace, Byxbee and Wilcox and Bank Buildings are representatives of the 
most modern and artistic styles in construction. 



,EAI)1NG EUSllSS 11 OF iiiEl 



Ives, Upham & Rand, Dry Goods aud Carpet- 
ings, Colony St., under Winthrop Hotel, Merideu. 
— In every community there is generally one or 
more business houses which, by reason of supe- 
rior facilities or long experience of the proprie- 
tors, their special fitness for their particular 
trade, are preeminent among their competitors, 
and maintain successful leadership in all that the 
term implies. Notably the first, measured either 
b^ years or patronage, is the elegant and exten- 
sive dry goods and carpeting establishment of 
Messrs. Ives, Upham & Rand, acknowledged tiie 
popular shopping place for the people of Meri- 
deu and surrounding sections, aud the business 
established forty years ago by the senior partner, 
Mr. Jnha Ives, has increased with its years, and 
has now attained extensive proportimis. 

The firm occupy a commf)dious store in the 
"VVinthiop Hotel Block on Colony .street, 39x200 
feet in dimensions, and in all that constitutes a 
first-class Metropolitan establishment in its ap- 
pointments and arrangement, it is a model of 
taste and completeness 

The firm justly pride themselves on their fa- 
cilities for supplying every requirement of their 
patrons and have been eminently success- 
ful in placing upon the market here the latest 
designs and styles in dress and dry goods, cloaks, 
furs, wraps, etc., novelties in notions, gloves, 
hosiery, neckwear and furni.shing goods, and all 
the new patterns in carpeting^, shades, draper- 
ies, etc. Establishments are few in New Eng- 
land where a more complete or desirable assort- 
ment of merchandise of this description is dis- 
played, and none where goods of equal quality 
are offered at more reasonable rates. 

A large force of competent employes serve cus- 
tomers in a prompt and courteous manner. 

Orders by mail or otherwise are filled in the 
most S'-itisfactory manner, and full faith is uni- 
versally inspired by the methods and worth of 
these representative merchants. 

Messrs. John Ives, Charles L. Upham and 
Philip C. Rand, comprise this reliable concern. 
Messrs. Ives & Rand are Connecticut men by 
birth and j\Ir. Upham is a native of Vermont. 
Thev are all business men of experience and ex 
ceptional ability, and their house is recognized 
as one of the responsible substantial concerns of 
the State. 

Griswold, Richmond & Glock, Manufactvirers 
of and Dealers in Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces, 
Crockery and Glassware, etc., No. 2 Main, 2 and 
4 Hanover Street, Meriden. — Popular among 
Merideu's most enterprising c<mimercial and 
manufacturing industries is llie establishment of 
Griswold, Richmcmd & Glock, manufacturers of 
tin, sheet, iron, copper and cornice work, deal 
ers in stoves, ranges and furnaces, crockery aud 
glassware, hardware, house furnishing goods, 
etc. The premises occupied comprise three 



floors each 24 by 225 feet in dimensions, located 
at No. 2 West Main street and 2 and 4 Hanover 
street. This house was established in 1863 by 
the senior proprietor, Mr. N. F. Griswold, and 
after a successful business career of thirteen 
years, Mr. John L. Richmond and Mr. Chas. E. 
Giock were admitted as partners to the firm. 
This house, which is the largest of its kind in the 
city, carries a most complete and elegant stock of 




heating and cooking stoves, ranges, furnaces, 
crockery and glassware, htmse furnishing goods, 
etc., also a fine line of tin, zinc, copper, sheet 
iron, galvanized cornice and tin roofing. In 
connection with the other branches of tlie busi- 
ness, Messrs. Griswold, Richmond & Glock are 
largely engaged in importing all kinih of crock- 
ery, China and fancy goods. The large whole- 
sale, retail and manufacturing business con- 
ducted by this house requires the employment of 
fifteen thoroughly experienced workmen who are 
conversant with every detail of the business. 

The proprietors of this establishment are all 
practical men, giving their close personal atten- 
tion to tbe business. Tiie individual members of 
the firm are N. F. Griswold, John L. Richmond 
and Chas. C. Glock, all natives of Connecticut. 
Mr. John L. Richmond was formerly a member 
of the city council. In every respect this house 
is a prominent one and an important adjunct ta 
the resources of Meriden. 



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229 



Isaac O. Ives, Crockery, Cliina, Glassware, 
Lamps, etc., No. 42 West Main Street, Andrews' 
Block, Meriden. — A most attractive feature of 
the principal business thoroughfare of Meriden 
is the elegant lamp, crockery and glassware es 
tablishment of Mr. Isaac O. Ives, No. 42 West 
Main street. It is a comparatively late enter- 
prise, the business having been inaugurated 
about one and one-half years ago, and frcmi its 
inception Mr. Ives has met with most gratifying 
and deserved success. His store has a frontage 
on West Main street of twenty feet and is seven- 
ty-tive feet in depth, and the beautiful and valu 
able merchandise shows to the best possible ad- 
vantage, the api)oiutments and arrangement of 
the establishment manifesting the characteristic 
tact and excellent business methods of the pro- 
prietor. The stock is large and varied to meet 
all the needs and tastes of the purchasing public, 
and comprises every grade, quality and style of 
crockery, china, glassware, and articles of utility 
and ornament, in all the most beautiful designs, 
a specialty being made of the Rochester lamp in 
&\\ styles and variety, and in general excellence 
and low prices Mr. Ives successfully competes 
with any rival concern in the State. He is a 
progressive, wide-awake, representative business 
man, and his enterprise has met with deserved 
recognition in a large, permanent and increasing 
ciiy and country trade. 

Mr. Ives is a Meriden man by birth, and is 
held in universid esteem as a succ«ssful and reli- 
able busmess man amd estimable citizen. 

Chester Cooley, Livery, Feed and Boarding 
Stable, 80 E. 3Iain Street, Meriden. — One of the 
best appointed livery and boarding staViles in 
Meriden is that conducted by Chester Cooley at 
No. 80 E. Main street. It occupies an eligible 
location and the building covers an area of 80x60 
feet, and is conveniently arranged in all its de- 
partments and has accommodations for a large 
number of horses. The stable is wt 11 supplied 
with tine carriages and horses and particular at- 
tention and care is given to boarding horses. 
They will receive the best of feed and every at- 
tention for their comfortable condition and 
health. The proprietor is an experienced and 
competent horatman in every respect and thor- 
©ugtily understands the proper care of slock. 
The prices are as reasonable as can be obtained 
in the city and our many readers will find thi^ es- 
tablishment to be as capable, efficient and cheap 
as any other. Mr. Cooley established this busi- 
ness in 1880 and has met with an extensive pa- 
tronage. He employs only skilled and experi- 
enced hostlers and satisfaction is guaranteed to 
all having business dealings with him. 

Parties visiting the city by private convey- 
ance will find no better or more trustworthy 
hands in which to leave the care of their animals. 
Mr. Cooley has also a hospital for sick horses, 
has had an experience of nearly twenty years in 
caringfor them and is exclusively patronized by 
many of the older inhabitants, who know his 
ability. All horses left with him are under his 
constant care, henci his success in restoring 
them to health. We are pleased to recommend 
him as painstaking, prompt and reliable. Mr. 
Cooley is a native of Connecticut and is highly 
esteemed in Meriden. 



Meriden Bookstore, Stationery, School Sup- 
plies, Catholic Books, Toys and Confectionery, 
82 E. Main Street, Meriden, S. McCabe, Propri- 
etor — Upon the substantial basis of square deal- 
ing and integrity, Mr. S. McCabe established the 
Meriden Book Store a few months ago, and he 
has already developed a considerable trade, and 
his future gives promises of most gratifying suc- 
cess. His store room, centrally located at No. 
82 E. Main street, is 25x60 feet in dimensions, 
and is filled with a very fine and new assortment 
of fancy and counting-house stationery, school 
supplies, novelties in fa-ncy articles, toys and 
confectionery, and in Catholic books and goods 
generally, of which Mr. McCabe makes a spe- 
cialty, he offers the only assortment in Meriden, 
which he sells at less than New York prices. 
All goods are disposed of and warranted as rep- 
resented, no shopworn merchandise or old styles 
being found in his establishment. Mr. McCabe 
is prompt in filling orders, and has two assistants 
in his business, and in all his dealings he is re- 
liable and accommodating. 

With a fixed purpose to deserve success, Mr. 
McCabe has begun business under the most 
auspicious circumstances, and his future gives 
abundant promise of usefulness and prosperity. 
He is energetic and gives all his attention to his 
business 

Mr. :McCabe also carries a full line of rubber, 
ribbon and steel stami>s of every description, 
which are made to order and warranted to give 
satisfaction. 

H. J. CHURCH, 

FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, 

32 West Main Street, Meriden. 

Daniel S. Qriswold, Electrotyper, No. 9 Vet- 
eran Street, Meriden.— The business of electro- 
typing has enlarged greatly of late, as it has be- 
come known that any large edition of books, 
pamphlets, or supplies of commmercial printing, 
is much cheaper when made by that process than 
if printed from common type, and there is the 
added advantages of thus securing plates from 
which subsequent editions if needed can be 
printed. Bemg able to do all kinds of ekctro- 
typing at shortest notice, eligibly located, and 
with many superior modern facilities, Mr. Dan- 
iel S. Griswold has built up a growing business, 
extending throughout this section. The busi- 
ness was established here in 1883 at No. 3 Opera 
House Block by Mr. Wm. Lockwood, Mr. 
Griswold succeeding him in 1885 and removing 
the location to No. 9 Veteran street {Republican 
building), where he may be found at present 
writing. Mr. Griswold makes a specialty of 
electrotypes for manufacturers' catalogues, num- 
bering many of the largest manufacturers in the 
county among his patrons. With a practical 
experience of many years in the business, he is 
sure to succeed. 

Mr. Griswold is a native of Connecticut and 
spent eight years in California In this line of 
bu-iuess, after which he assumed the position of 
superintendent for Mr. Wm. Lockwood previous 
to becoming his successor. He is a progressive 
gentleman and well adapted to conduct so im- 
portant an enterprise. 



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LEADING nUSrXESS MEN OF MERIBEN. 




The Wilcox & White Organ Co., Factory 
Meriden, Warerooms 25 Uuion Square, New 
York. — The recognized superiority of the Wil- 
cox & White organs over most others in use has 
of late years created a demand for these instru- 
ments almost equal to the facilities for their pro- 
duction, great as they are, and the trade of the 
company necessitates the employment of a force 
of 150 skilled workmen. The works at Meriden 
are very extensive, the massive four-story brick 
buildings forming three sides of an oblong square 
100 X 200 feet in area, and the plant is one of the 
most valuable and complete of its kind in the 
country. 

The company was organized and incorporated 
in 1877, with abundant capital, which enables 
them to conduct their extensive business here 
on the most liberal basis, and their unequaled re- 
sources enables them to appreciate and supply 
all the wants of patrons. The four Messrs. White 
who are actively connected with the manage- 
ment are recognized experts in the tuning pro- 



fession, and are especial- 
ly qualified to produce the 
greatest excellence of 
tone and touch, combined 
with unequaled durabili- 
ty which have brought the 
instruments of this com- 
pany into such general 
favor in all p a r t s of the 
country. The extensive 
works are replete witb all 
the improved labor-saving 
machinery and appliances- 
essential to securing best 
results — steam being the 
motor. Only the best 
materials procurable are 
used and the most effi- 
cient workmen employed, 
and in ihe aim of the con- 
cern to maintain unim- 
paired the high reputation 
of their instruments, the 
company has been emi- 
nently successful. 

The policy of the man- 
agement has always been 
to adopt every improve- 
ment of practical utility 
in the construction o f 
their organs, and in every 
regard they are abreast of 
the times. Mr. H. O. 
Wilcox, the President of 
this corporation is (me of 
the ablest manufacturers 
and executive officers in 
New England. He is the 
President of the Merideo 
Britannia Co., the largest 
concern of the kind in the 
world, and his connection 
with the enterprise under 

-. £z^ review makes assurance 

^^^^w^ doubly sure as to the con- 
"-^53^ tinned prosperity of the 
company. The experi- 
ence of Mr. H. K. 
White in the man- 
ufacture of reed organs, covering a period of 
forty years, during which time he has doubtless 
had more organs made under his personal super- 
vision than any other man in the world, is the 
secret of the company's grand success, and is 
the reason for the faith in the Wilcox & White 
organs, that they are unsurpassed by any others 
in use. 

Mr. Jas. H. White is the effi.cient secretary, 
and in his keeping the interests of the concern 
and their patrons are alike admirably subserved. 
The Wilcox & White organs are famous and 
popular everywhere, on account of their ease of 
action and quickness of touch and durability. 

H. T. Smith, City Expressman and General 
Teaming, Corner State and Camp Streets, Meri- 
den. — Among the many lines of business con- 
ducted in Meriden, none are of more benefit to 
the people residing in the city limits, as well as 
to our readers who live abroad, than a reliable 
express or transportation company. We take 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MERIDEN. 



231 



pleasure in calling attention to the gentleman 
whose name beads this ai tide as one whose en- 
terprise lias been a very great convenience to 
our citizens as well as to visitors to our city. 

Mr. H T. Smith establisbed his business in 
1876 which in the short space of ten years has 
reached a magnitude beyond the expectations of 
the most sanguine. 

The premises utilized for the business com- 
prise two large stables and an office which is 
located at the corner of State and Camp Streets, 
and being connected with the telephone all 
ordeis received are promptly attended to and 
baggage will be called for at hotels or residences 
and checked to any point desired. Mr. Smith 
gives employment to ten persons who are all re- 
liable and competent men and all baggage en- 
trusted to tlieir care will be safely delivered. In 
connection with the express business Mr. Smith 
has a large trade in general teaming and for the 
transaction of which he has all kinds of trucks 
and wagons and a large number of horses Mr 
Smith is a native of Meriden, a smart and enter- 
prising business man. 



The Meriden Malleable Iron Co., Manufac- 
turers ot Kerosene Fixtures, Lamps. Lanterns and 
Cabinet Hardware. Salesrooms, 43 Park Place 
and 37 Barclay St., New York; 147 Franklin 
St., Boston: Factories, Meriden, Conn. — It is 
safe to say that no concern has done more t(t 
establish the reputation nf Merideti as 'he great 
lamp manufacturing center of the United Slates, 
than the Meriden Malleable Iron Co., which for 
twenty years has conducted one of the notablj' 
successful industries on a scale of most import- 
ant proportions. 

The cmpany was incorporated under its pres- 
ent style and name, in 1868, with a capital stock 
of $75,000, which has since been increased to 
$125,000. In 1870, the company made extensive 
improvements, and began the manufacture of 
full lines of kerosene fixtures, lamps, lanterns, 
inkstands, shelf-brackets, iron planes and cabi 
net hardware; and also, art specialties in brass 
and iron, jardiniers. and other ornamental W(n-k 
in many lorms of use and beauty, many of the 
designs being original, unique and beautiful, 
beyond description. The plant of the corpora 
tion is one of the most valuable in the country 
devoted to this branch of industrial enterprise, 
and discloses a system and completeness in every 
department worthy of highest commendation. 

The premises occupied comprise several enor- 
mous and substantial brick buildings, four 
stories in height, and covering several acres of 
gnmnd, and a force of from 300 to 450 opera 
tives are employed in the various departments of 
the works. Large quantities of fine work, in 
style, beauty and general excellence fully equal 
to the product of any home or foreign manufac- 
turers are turned out of this establishment, and 
find ready sale in the markets of the United 
States and foreign countries, and the company 
keeps equal pace with the development of arti.s- 
tic taste in the improvements made in styles and 
designs of their work. 

The officers of the company are: President, 
Geo. VV. Lyon; Secretary and Treasurer, E. I 
Merriman; Superintendent, C. L. Lyon, men of 



exceptional executive and business ability, and 
whose worth and enterprise have given to the 
company a wide spread influence, and a high 
place in the confidence and esteem of their trade 
at home and abroad. 



E. D. Hall, Fire and Life Insurance Agency, 
Republican Office, Meriden. — An underwriter of 
many years experience, Mr. E. D. Hall estab- 
lished his general insurance agency in Meriden 
eighteen years ago (but from 1877 to 1886 ofl5- 
ciated as postmaster), and has enjoj-ed a large 
share of patronage. As agent for some of the 
leading fire and life companies doing business in 
the United States, Mr. Hall has exceptional 
facilities for eflecting reliable insurance on life 
and property to any desired amount at minimum 
rates of premium, and the reliability and prompt- 
itude of the agent, supplemented by the stand- 
ing of his companies, makes this one of the most 
popular and relial)le agencies in this section. 

Mr. Hall is the sole agent here for the follow- 
ing companies: Continental, American and 
Westchester companies of New York; the Me- 
chanics of Brooklyn; the Anglo-Nevada and the 
Fireman's Fund of California; the Security of 
New Haven; the Norwalk and New London 
County of Connecticut, and the Western Fire 
Ins. Co. of Toronto, and also for the Massachu- 
setts Mutual Life Ins. Co., names, each of which 
carries with it a sure guarantee of prompt pay- 
ment ot losses, and liberality and reliability in 
every particular. 

Mr. Hall is a native of Connecticut, and in a 
wide circle of business and personal acquaint- 
ances he is held in general esteem and high re 
gard. 



N. O. Hall, Dealer in Groceries, 38 West Main 
Street, Meriden. — In looking over the retail trade 
of Meriden, we find that in the grocery business 
a signal success has been achieved, and that the 
annual increase has grown to proportions which 
should be fully recognized. Of the many houses 
that have distmguished themselves in Meriden, 
in this particular line, we wish to call the atten- 
tion of our readers to the one conducted by Mr. 
N C. Hall, who established his business in 1859 
and has succeeded in building up a flourishing 
retail trade among some of our most prominent 
and substantial citizens. The premises comprise 
of a fine large store 20 x 80 feet in size, located 
at 38 West Main street. The stock carried in- 
cludes everytiiing in the staple and fancy grocery 
line, among which will be found the best brands 
of flour, teas, coffees, spices, sugar, etc., also a 
fine variety of relishes, sauces, condiments, etc. 
Mr. Hall employs four competent clerks who are 
prompt in their attention to the business and 
courteous and polite to every customer, and all 
orders are promptly attended to and goods are 
delivered to all parts of the city. Mr. N. C. 
Hall is a native of Connecticut, a thoroughly 
capable and enterprising man. Possessing in 
every respect first class facilities and pursuing a 
business course, the manager of this enterprise 
is natu' ally and justly accorded the greatest esteem 
by the trade and the community at large. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MERIDEN. 



ASSYRIAN 




1847 



TRADK :M^>i.RK. 



ROGERS BROS., Al 



The Meriden Britannia Co., Manufiictureis of 
Silver-Pliiled Ware, Meriden. — Among the larg- 
est, if not the largest, manufacturing establish- 
ments in the State of Connecticut is that of the 
Meriden Britannia Co., of Meriden. Sitnated 
near the railway, in plain view of the traveler 
from New Haven to Hartford, it covers a floor 
space of over ten acres and furnishes employ- 
ment within its brick wmIIs to over twM'lve hun- 
dred souls. The main building is 500 feet in 
lengtli and of an average width of 60 feet. It is 
five stories high, as ate most of the buildings 
surrounding it. Elegantly appointed counting- 
rooms, show rooms, packing looms, etc , are nt 
tached to the main building, while other large 
structures across the street are c<mnccled there- 
with by covered bridges and pas.sage wa) s. Such 
an extensive factory is a little village of itself 
and e.vercises a great influence over the produc- 
tive and developmental interests of the city tor, 
aside from the new liouscs constantly being built 
by provident operatives, a large share of the pos- 
itive profits are being continually reinvested 
in buildings and improvements which enhance 
the beauty, prosperity and importance of the 
place. 

Such extensive works and wide-spread effects, 
however, are not the creation of a day or 
of mushroom birth. As with the most vigoi'ons 
and permanent of our trie<, the strongest growth 
originating first at the roots, so it was with the 
Meriden Britannia Co. Betiinning in a small 
way in 18o2; founding itself firiniy upon integ- 
rity and strict attention to bu.siness; watching 
carefully the reputation of its products and com- 
mercial credit and letting the growth take care 
of itself, fortunate in the possession of men at 
the helm having the strength and ability to di- 
rect its course in the channels of safety and pru- 
dence; parsimonious in the adoption of chances, 
but prodigal in the expenditure of labor, brains 
and human endeavor — growth become a nattiral 
sequence and we have t i-day in the magnificent 
structures, ever increising husiness and world- 
wide reputation, but another example of wiial 
persistent effort aided l)y keen business perspi 
cacity is able to accomplish. From this parent 
trunk h IS sprung m my branches. The exten- 
sive salesroom at 46 Ea-<t Fimrteenth street. 
Union Square, New York city, at 147 State 
street, Cliicago, at 134 Sutter street, San Fran- 



cisco, at Wood street, London, Eng., and at the 
branch factory in Hamilton, Ontario, each de- 
pending upon and directed from the main count- 
ing room at ^[eriden, and augmenting the num- 
ber of beneficiaries of this great industry to some- 
thing over tvventy-thiee hundred souls. Through 
these and other channels the products of this 
company are distributed over the entire world 
embracing a clientele of widely differing habits, 
conditions and tastes. 

Soim after its organization the company pur- 
chased all the right and title to the trade-mark of 
1847-Rogers P)ros., taking into tiieir employ the 
foundeis of this brand. Since then and by their 
efforts this trade-mark has become synonjnnous 
with all that is t>est and most durable in electro- 
plate and achieved so high a reputation that it 
lias excited the cupidity of other manufacturers 
and stimulated the production of wares having 
similar names until in proti-cfion of them.selves 
and of the consumer the company has been com- 
pelled to emphasize the prefi.K "1847." For- 
tunately the importance of this prefix is 
generally well understood in the trade and 
while the consumers may sometimes find 
themselves deceived in the wares purchased 
by tliem, the dealer is, or should be, 
fully aware that the distinctive prefix of " 1847" 
appears only on the spoons and forks so long 
tnad>' by this company and so long proven to be 
the best and most durable by years of satisfac- 
tory service. 

Electro-silver plated ware, if properly manu- 
factured, answers every requirement of solid sil- 
ver, at a vast reduction in cost, but it must be 
honestly made, and of the best materials. In its 
decorative aspect it must partake of the heart 
and brain of the highest artistic talent. The 
manufacturer must maintain a constant endeavcn- 
toward higher planes of excellence, inventing and 
employing ever}' device that shall increase the 
durability and beauty of his productions. When 
this is done public appreciation surely follows. 
That this has been ami is being done by the 
Meriden Britannia Co.. is clearly demonstrated 
by the continimu.s growth in the capacity of 
their works and in their rapidly increasing sales. 
The officers of the company are: Horace Wilcox, 
president; George R. Curtis, secretary and treas- 
urer; George M Curtis, assistant treasurer, and 
Isaac C. Lewis, superintendent. 



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A. H. Merriman, Manufacturer of Punching. 
Stamping, Cutting and Drawing Presses, Spin- 
ning Lathes for Britannia and Other Work, and 
Other Tools, 153 State Street, Meriden.— Occu- 
pying a large two story factory at 153 State 
street, Mr. A. H. Merriman is successfully en- 
gaged in business as a manufacturer of punch 




ing, stamping, cutting, and drawing and drop 
presses, etc., and among manufacturers using 
this class of merchandise in New England and 



the Middle States, lie is recognized as a reliable 
and responsible leader in his special line of in- 
dustry. 

The establishment is a model of completeness 
in its equipment, being fully supplied with the 
most improved and valu.ible machinery adapted 
to intended purposes, operated by steam, and a 
competent force of skilled workmen are em- 
ployed in the business. 

Mr Merriman manufactures solid-back, open- 
back, inclined, arch and double action punching, 
stamping, cutting and drawing presses, which 
for etficitncy, durability and general excellence 
are unsurpassed, and also knuckle joint stamp- 
ing presses, spinning lathes for Britannia work 
and other tools, and orders for special machinery 
of this description are executed in the most sat- 
i-factory manner and at reasonable prices. 
Prtmipt, reliable and accurate in his work, Mr. 
Merriman has always been held in highest es- 
teem, and his wide experience and skill are 
called into play constantly by the needs of man- 
facturers in this section, his ability to meet every 
requirement of his pa'rous being unsurpassed, if 
equaled, by any master artisan of the State. 
Owing to the rapid increase in his business, Mr. 
Merriman has lately added some new and im- 
proved machinery. 

Mr Merriman is a native of Connecticut and is 
one of Meriden's influential citizens. 

Drs. Magnus & Powers, Dentists, office 34 
West Main Street, Meriden — The various estab- 
lishments of Meriden would not be complete 
without at least a- brief allusion to Drs. Magnus 
& Powers, Dentists, whose elegantly ajipointed 
parlors are located at No. 34 West Main street. 
These gentlemen have an experience of several 
years and are thoroughly reliable in all their 
methods. Their suite of rooms are complete in 
every detail and are divided into operating labo- 
ratory and reception rooms. Their custom is 
very large, many coming a long distance to ob- 
taui their skillful treatment. The individual 
members of the firm are E. H. Magnus aud P. A. 
Powers, both graduates of Dental Colleges, and 
gentlen>en of energy, ability and judgment. All 
branches of dentis^try are attended to in a first- 
class and highly satisfactory manner, extracting, 
filling, ck'aiiing, etc.; also the making of artifi- 
cial teeth, which in every instance will be found 
very natural in appearance 

Their (latrons number many of the first fami- 
lies of 3Ieriden and vicinity, and every .letail is 
under the jiersonal supervision of these uenlle 
men. Wt- prophesy for them a rich future, if 
they continue in the same able manner tiiey have 
commenced. All in need of work in their line 
should give them a call, as they will guarantee 
satisfaction as regards workmanship and prices, 

H. L. Schleiter, City Boot and Shoe Store, 
No. 1 East Main Street, Roger's Block, Meriden. 
— One of the best known houses in this city en- 
gaged in the sale of Boots. Shoes and Rubbers, 
is that of Mr. H. L. Schleiter, located at No. 1 
East Main street, Roger's block, west of tlie rail- 
road crossing. This business was established 
twenty-two years ago by C. H. Fales, succeeded 
in 1868 by the present proprietor, who has since 
carried it on in a highly satisfactory manner, to 



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both himself and his customers. The store is 18 
x50 feet in dimensions, and is finely slocked 
wilh a full assortment of ladi* s' and gentlemen's 
Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, and his prices will 
be found as reasonable as any in the city. A 
epecialty is made of custom woik and repairing, 
all work being executed in a first-class manner 
and guaranteed to give s-ati-faction in evt-ry re- 
aps ct. Polite and attentive salesmen will be 
found in attendance, and everything possible 
will be done to givi- entire satisfaction to all 
their patrons. Mr. Schleiter is a gentleman of 
experience, and deserves great credit for the 
manner in which his business is conducted, and 
we would earnestly lecomnaeud this as an enter- 
prise worthy of patronage. 



B. B. Clark, Livery, Hack and Coupe Stable, 
R24 Broad Street, Meriden.— What is perhaps 
the oldest establislied public stable in Meriden is 
4hat conducted by Mr. B. B. Clark at No. 524 
Broad street. Many years ago, in the long-past 




and now well-nigh forgotten davs of stage-coach- 
ing, it was used in connection with the line from 
Hartford to New Haven, its proprietor then be- 
ing Mr. W. Parker The present owner has been 
in possession about a year, and lias already es 
tablished a reputation for furnishing the best and 
most desirable teams at very modente prices. 
The establishment is now run as a first-class 
livery and boarding stable, and the large and 
constantly increasing patronage which it enjoys 
shows conclusively that the pains taken to suit 
«ach customer's individual needs are appreciated 
as they deserve to be. Mr. Clark runs a hack in 
oonnection with the railroad to and from all 
trains, and passengers d«-iring such a convey- 
ance would do well to look for hackmen with 
badge " Uptown Hack, 29, " as by securing his 
services they will assure themselves courteous 
and honorable treatment. Orders for weddings, 
funerals, etc , are promptly and satisfactorily at- 
tended to, stylish teams and experienced drivers 
b' ing furnished at short notice. Mr. Clark has 
just added two new and stylish onehorse coupes, 
which he lets at very reasonable rates for calling, 
shopping, depot, etc. A specialty is made of 
boarding horses, and all animals entrusted to 
Mr. CUrk's care are ensured kind treatment and 
proper feeding. The stable is roomy and com- 
modious, having a capacity for 25 horses. Mr. 
Clark is a native of Meriden and is widely known. 



Winthrop Hotel, Colony Street, Meriden (one 
block from depot), G. H. Bowker & Co., Propri- 
etors. — This house, although opened but four 
years ago, enjoys the reputafi(ni of being the 
" finest and most popular hotel between Boston 
and New York. '' Tlie building is ai\ imposing 
brick structure five stcn-ies in height, and is fitted 
up in a style equalled oidy by hotels of the 
larger cities in the United States. In fact every 
]iart of the house is Metropolitan in style, and a 
guest at the Winthrop enjojs every luxury and 
convenience. 

'I"he oftice, which is some 100x120 feet in size, 
is finished in cherry, has marble floor, elegantly 
upholstered chairs, and contains coat-room, and 
telegraph office. Leading froin the office is a 
large and finely appointed billiard-room and well 
stocked bar. On the floor in the front is one 
of the most elegan-tly furnished parlors to be 
found in New England, adjoining which are the 
gentlemen's reading-room, card room and a num- 
ber of smaller apartments for directors' meet- 
ings and private dining rooms. 

On the other floors will be found 100 elegantly 
furnished rooms, s\ug]e or en . mite. A passenger 
and baggage elevator runs from the street floor 
rendering even the upper rooms equally accessi- 
ble. Two bathrooms are on each floor. 

Every precaution is taken to prevent fire. 
The elevator well is built of brick and with the ex- 
ception of the car no wood is used in its construc- 
tion. On each floor a long coil of hose is at- 
tached to the stand pipe, by which means every 
portion of the house coidd be immt^diately flood- 
ed. The two stair-cases, each ten feet wide, and 
two fire-escapes aft'ord ample facilities for descend- 
ing from the upper fl(K)rs. 

The cuixine of the Winthrop is not excelled in 
variety or excellence by any other hotel in Nevr 
England. The table is bountifully provided with 
every delicacy the markets afl'ord, ])repared 
by a C(n"ps of experienced cooks presided over 
by a competent clief. The dining room is large, 
elegant and well lighted, and is finished in hard 
wood. The service is conducted on the same 
high standard of excellence which characterizes 
the other departments. A number of attentive 
waiters serve guests promptly and courteously. 
In fact everything that constitutes a first-class 
house will be found in the Winthrop. The 
prices prevailing at this hotel are not, as might 
be imagined in view of the many attractions, 
exorbitant, the rates being $3 and $3.50 per day 
with special terms for commercial men. As an 
instance of the popularity of the Winthrop with 
the latter class, we woidd say that many make 
it their headquarters while visiting towns within 
a radius of twenty miles, preferrinar forobvi(u? 
reasons to return here at the conclusion of each 
day's business. 

The proprietors are Messrs. Geo. H. and Jas. 
H Bowker, hotel men of long experience in busi- 
ness. These gentlemen also conduct that popidar 
Massachusetts hotel, the Windsor of Holyoke. 
Mr. E. T. Bowers and J. Conway, gentlemen 
whose popularity with traveling men is too well 
known to require further comment at our hands 
ofliriate as clerks at the Winthrop. 

We coiTimend the house to travelers desiring 
the comforts and luxuries of a well ordered 
home. 



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New E Buckeye Mower. 




Wiard's New Sulky Plow, Patent Chilled. 



sale of agricultural implements has 
become the great industry which it 
is at present. 

A promuient Meriden firm, deal- 
ing in these articles, is that of 
Birdsey & Foster, doing business 
at the corner of Mnin and Center 
streets. This establishment was • 
founded twentj'-six years ago, by 
Mr. H. W. Curliss, who was suc- 
ceeded by the present proprietor, in 
1877. 

The firm consists of ]\Ie.ssrs. 
E. C. Birdsey and F. S. Foster, 
both these gentlemen being native* 
of Meriden. The firm are jobbers 
of and dealers in not only agricul- 
tural implements, but also, hard- 
ware, crockei-y, nails, glas.s, paints, 
oils, etc. Tlie business done is- 
principally retail, although some 
wholej^ale trade is also carried on. 
The store occupied is 30x80 feet 
in dimensions, and contains a heavy 
and varied assortment of tiie goods 
The film enjoys a high reputatiim lor 



Birdsey & Foster, .Jobbers and Dealers in i handled 
Agricultural Implements Hardware, Crockery, the excellence of its goods, and their low prices; 
!Nails, Glass, Paints, Oils, etc., cor. Main and and all wanting anything in their line would do 
Center yts., Meriden. — It is a common saying j well to give them a call, 
that "a mechanic is known by his tools," and if 



this be the ease, why is not the remark equally 
applicable to the farmer in these days when agri- 
culture has become almost as much a matter of 
tools and appliances as nianufactuiiug itself? 
Farmers, lil<e capitalists, are born conservatives, 
but tliey are quick to see the value of any really 
meritorious invention designed to lighten their 
labors; and so it is that the manufacture and 



William Hagerman, Drnggist, 40 West Main 
Street, Meriden. — Too much consideration can- 
not be given to that class of a city's business 
which caters to the daily wants and health of its 
inliabitants. With our advancing civilization 
and cultivation of taste, the people exact that a 
store be attractive and the stock conveniently 
displayed for inspection as to quality and bene- 



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flciiil efEects, and these demands are promptly 
met by all enterprising drugtjists. Among sucli 
in Meriden, none has attained greater success 
within a comparatively short period than Mr. 
Wm. Hagerman. 

This establishment was founded by Mr. J. 
Winter and was succeeded by the present pro- 
prietor in October, 1885, and has since built up a 
flourishing retail trade, extending throughout 
the city. The premises are located at 40 West 
Main street, and cover an area of 20x60 feet in 
size, where will be found an elegant assortment 
of goods usually carried by a first-class druggist, 
comprising drugs, medicines, perfumery, toilet 
articles and novelties. 

Mr. Hagerman has had an experience of ten 
jears in some of the largest New York drug 
stores, and is prepared to give personal attention 
to the compounding of phys'cians' prescriptions, 
and the public are assured that nothing but the 
purest of drugs and medicines are used in the 
preparation of the same. The extent of the 
business necessitates the employment of two 
thoroughly competent clerks, who are convers 
ant with the business in all its details. 

Mr. Wm. Hagerman is a native of New York 
city, and is a very genial and successful young 
man, well and favorably known throughout 
Meriden. His ice cream soda, which was in 
great demand last season, will be found ready at 
iiis attractive pharmacy early in the summer. 



Dr. O. I. Jones, Dentist, Meriden.— In the 
rapid improvements of the last quarter of a cen- 
tury eveiy branch of business has seemed to 
move forward ; but none more so than the den- 
tal art which would seem to be at its height, es- 
pecially as we view the appliances and improve- 
ments of our best dental rooms. Dr. C. I. Jones 
is among the leading men in this city engaged in 
this profession, and no pains or money is spared 
to provide every modern invention, and all 
branches of dentistry is conducted in an enlight- 
ened manner. 

Dr. Jont-s occupies an elegant suite of rooms. 
Tery handsomely furnished and arranged for the 
comfort of his many patrons. These parlors are 
located in Wilcox Block. For five years pre 
vious to establishing himself at this location he 
was practising at South Norvvalk, Conn, and 
Holyoke, Mass. He has been in Meriden but 
about six months, but has in that short time es- 
tablished a reputation for first class work and 
reasonable pricts throughout the city. He makes 
a specialty of pre.^erving the natural teeth and 
will guarantee perfect satisfaction. 

C. I. Jones is a native of Stamford, Conn . 
is a young progressive denti-t, full of energy and 
enterprise, ever ready to adopt any new inven- 
tion in his art which will promote his profession. 
He uses vitalized air for painless extraction. 
This is used in all large cities in preference to all 
other known anaesthetics, as it has no unpleasant 
^effects, or causes headach'^s afterwards, al- 
ways safe to old or young, and is acknowledged 
by the profession as far superior to nitrous oxide. 
He guarantees to extract teeth painlessly or no 
charge. We commend him to the favorable no- 
tice of all readers of this volume. 



Prof. George Poe, Compound Oxygen, Wil- 
cox Block, Colony Street, Meriden.— Every yfar 
shows progress in the treatment of the different 
diseases flesh is heir to, and in this connection 
we woidd call the special attention of our readers 
to the Compound Oxygen treatment as used by 
Prof. Poe, whose office is located in the Wilcox 
Block (2d floor) Room 8. Colony street. This is 
a new and most wonderful discovery, particular- 
ly effective in the treatment of chronic di-;eases, 
nervous disorders, throat and lung troubles, etc. 
It is a compound of oxygen and nitrogen, well- 
known as the two gases that make the atmos- 
pheric air. The o.xygen trt-atment is not new, 
having been practiced by various eminent phy- 
sicians as early as 1773, and many of the leading 
medicul journals in this country and Europe are 
at the present time recommending oxygen in its 
compounds for the treatment of many diseases. 
Prof. Geo. Poe is well-known as a prac ical 
chemist, second to none in the manipu ation of 
gases, he having put up the works and manu- 
factured the "Liquid Nitrous Oxide Gas" for 
the period of six years in the renowned dental 
manufacturing hou^e of S. S. White, Philadel- 
phia Pa., during which lime ample opportunity 
was found for experiments with oxygen and its 
compounds. And as many requests were made 
by the citizens of Meriden and vicinity for a 
branch olfice in their city. Prof. Poe opened one 
there a short time since, another office being at 
Springfield, Mass. In oider to introduce this 
wouderlul discovery to ti e public. Prof. Poe 
gives atrial treatment to patients free, and his 
office hours a e from 10 a. m., to 6 p. m. (Sun- 
days excepted). Space forldds further mention 
of this remarkable enterpri.se, but we can ailvise 
all sufferers to at least give it a trial and we feel 
assured they will continue it. Prof. Poe is now 
endorsed by the leading chemists of the country 
and as to his .personal, professional and business 
standing can furnish references from many well- 
known gentlemen, and Prof. Poe is a gentleman 
in every way deserving of confidence. He 
has just perfected a preparation of tar in a vola- 
tile form for inhalation which is of great benefit 
for all troubles of the tube passages in the throat. 



Collins & Miller, Dwders in Choice Family 
Groceries, No. 8 Main Street, Meriden.— Prom- 
inent among tliis line of trade is the house of 
of Collins & Miller which is located at No. 8 
Main street, dealers in clioice family groceries. 
The premises occupied cover an area of 24 x 80 
feet and comprise a fine large store with a well 
selected stock of goods. The neat and system- 
atic arrangement of this establishment is very 
marked. 

Here may be found the best of flour, teas, 
coffees, spices, etc. The extent to which this 
large retail business has reached requires the 
employment of four competent clerks. This 
house was established in 1881 bv its present pro- 
prietors, Messrs. Collins efe Miller, both of whom 
are active business men, devoting 'heir personal 
supervision to the business in all its branches. 
Mr. C. H. Collins is a native of Meriden jmd Mr. 
H. H. Miller of Middlefield, both energetic and 
reliable men. 



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Established 1867. 




J. A. Thomas, Dealer in Guns, Pistols, Fish- 
ing Tackle, &c., Ko. 44Eapt Main Street, Meii- 
den. — The sportsmen of Meriden and vicinity 
hardly need to be reminded of the establishment 



McWeeney & Sabine, Dealers in Coal 
and Wood. Office and Yard, 32 Cross 
Street, opposite Foster, Merriam & Co.'s, 
Meriden. — The firm above named was or- 
ganized and began business as dealers in 
Coal and Wood in Meriden, in 1873, and 
for fourteen years they liave successfullj 
conducted a large and steadily increasing 
trade. Messrs. McWeeney & Sabine oc- 
cupy commodious yards and otfice on Cross 
street, opposite Foster, Merriam & Co.'s, on 
the line of the New York, New Haven & Hart- 
ford railroad, with every facility for receipt, 
storage under cover and handling of merchan- 
dise. They carry at all times a large stock of 



of Mr. John A. Thomas at No. 44 Main street. Wood and Coal for domestic and manufacturing 
for his store hns been a favorite with them for purposes, and possess the best possible facilities 



20 years, as no class of men better appreciate 
and remember good, fair, square and honorable 
treatment than does ihe sporting fraternity. 
Mr. Thomas founded his business enterprise 
in 1867, and his thorough knowledge of the 
business and honorable metljods soon gained 
him the esteem and patronage of many lovers ol 
the rod and gun. He carries the largest and 
most complete stock of Guns, Revolvers, Ammu 
nition and Sportsmen's Supplies generally to be 
found in the city, and makes a specialty of hunt- 
ing suits of all descriptions. He is agent for 
Glover's Dog Medicines, which are so favorably 
known to all lovers of that faithful animal; and 
also for Spratt's Dog Biscuits and Dog Soap, and 
Alpine Air-Guns. Many bargains are offered in 
lawn-tennis, base-ball supi>lies, foot-ball, etc., 
and in fact all of Mr. Thomas' goods are offered 
at very low prices. The store is 18x40 feet in 
dimensions, and there is a shop in the rear in 
which key-fitting and general repairing is 
promptlj' and skillfully attended to at reasonable 
rates, and where umbrellas and parasols will be 
re-covered and repaired in the best possible man- 
ner. Mr. Thomas is a native of this State. 



John McWeeney, Insurance Agent, 33 Cross 
Street, Meriden. — Eepresenting inlhis city some 
of the time-tried and fire-tested insurance compa- 
nies c>f the country, ISIr. John IMcWeeney has 
since July, 1886, conducted one of the leading 
fire insurance agencies in Meriden, with his office 
■with that of McWeeney & Sabine, Cross street, 
opposite Foster, ^lerriam & Co.'s. 

Among the companies for which Mr. McWee 
ney is the accredited agent here, are the Equit- 
able Fire & Marine, of Providence; the Ameri- 
can Central Fire Insurance of St. Louis, Mo. ; 
The United Firemen's Insurance Co., and the 
State of Pennsylvania Ins. Co , both of Philadel- 
phia; and at the minimum rates of premium, 
this live, responsible agent is at all times pre- 
pared to effect insurance to any reasonable 
amount on personal and real property, and to 
issu« policies which are beyond all question in- 
contestable. 

Mr. McWeeney is well known in trade circles 
as the head of the repn sentative coal firm of 
McWeeney & Sabine, and in his long and active 
business in Meriden, covering a period of four- 
teen years, he has ever been lield in that es 
teem which integiity and worth uniformly in- 
spire. 



for >upplying the most desirable merchandise at 
lowest market prices. Satisfaction as to quality, 
weight and prices of merchandise is always guar- 
anteed, and the fullest confidence is universally 
inspired by the worth, business integrity and 
methods of the firm. 

Messrs. John McWeeney and Henry Sabine 
comprise this reliable, representative firm. Mr. 
McWeeney is one of the leading underwriters of 
the city and represents some of the largest and 
most substantial fire insurance companies in th» 
United States. 



Church & Morse, Jobbers and Retailers, 
Hardware and ]\Ianufacturers' Supplies, 17 E. 
Main St., Meriden. — Many circumstances com- 
bine to m^ke Meriden a most desirable distribut- 
ing point for merchandise, and especially for 
those articles entering into the manufacture of 
most of the products of this great industrial 
section, and among those houses which have 
profited by this circums'ance. that of Messrs. 
Church & IVIorse speciallj' is prominent. 

The business now so successfully conducted 
by this firm was inaugurated in 1875, by Messrs. 
Church & Sprague, whom the present firm suc- 
ceeded in 1881. 

The location, at No. 17 E. ]\Iain street, is a 
most desirable one, comprising the ground floor 
of a section of the well known Morse & Cooke's 
block. The stock in t'adeof the firm is large 
and varied, and includes a general line of hard- 
ware, and other merchandise, included under the 
term of manufacturers' supplies. Among this 
list of specialties we find tools and implements, 
as the famous "Peter Slubbs" files, tools, and 
steel, "Grobet" files, '• Vautier's " liners, gravers, 
etc., "Frontal" rifles, English, German. French 
and Swiss tools, chamois skins, fine builders' 
hardware, jewelers', machinists' and manufac- 
turers' .supplies of ever3' description, Fairbanks' 
and Howe's scales, Yale locks, Morse twist drills, 
glue, twine, rope, b< Iting, cutlery, agricultural 
implements, etc. Every requisite facility for 
supplying the trade at manufacturers' quotations 
with merchandise of standard excellence is pos- 
sessed by the firm, and to all purchasers assur- 
ance of satisfaction is uniforndy guaranteed. 

i\Iessrs. Geo. A. Church and Chas. P. Morse 
are the members of this representative, success- 
ful and reliable firm. They are both Connecti- 
cut men by birth, and have won by worth their 
decided success. 



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S. J.Hall, Dealer in Flour. Grain, Feed. Hay, 
Straw, Coal and Salt, No. 2 East jMain Street, 
Merideu. — Amotig the oldest esiablished houses 
iu the city dealing in Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay, 
etc., stands the eslaV)lishnient of Mr. S. J. Hall 
which is located at No. 2 East Main street. It 
was founded in 1861, or over a quarter of a cen- 
tury ago, and enjoys a very high reputation 
throughout the city»l)y reason of the strict honor 
and integrity whieh have characterized its man- 
agement from its inception. A very large and 
complete stocli is carried of Flour, Grain, Feed, 
Hay, Straw, Coal and Salt which is offered at 
the lowest market rates for thoroughlj^ reliable 
goods. A verj^ large amount of business is done, 
some of the customers having traded exclusively 
witli this house for years, for great pains are 
taken to ensure that all the goods sold will be 
found as represented in every respect and all or- 
ders are j^romptly and carefully attended to. 
Mr. Hall was born in Midilletown (now Middle- 
field) Conn., and i^ one of the most prominent 
and respected citizens of Meriden. His long 
business experience enables him to buy his goods 
to the best advantage, which of course redounds 
to his customers' benetit. 

O. F. Monroe, Opal Glass Decorating Works, 
49 State Street, Meriden. — The tendency of our 
age toward the cultivation of (Bstlieiic taste has 
of late years been so marked as to combine the 
ornamental with the useful in every i)raciicable 
manner, and art has attained a high degree of 
perfection in beautifying a large proportion of 
the articles entering into the furnishing of homes 
and places of business. In the decoration of 
glass-ware, mantels, lamp shades, etc., a wide 
field of usefulness has been opened up to design- 
ers and painters, and the business has attained 
such proportions as to place it among the most 
important of our industries. A wonderfully suc- 
cessful house in this line is that of Mr. C. F. 
Monroe, No. 49 State street, Meriden. which, in 
a general sense and especially as supplementing 
the principal manufacturing interests of tlm city, 
has attained a prestige and prominence exclu- 
sively its own. Mr. Monroe was for fourteen 
years engaged as a designer in some of the lead- 
ing glass works and lamp manufactories in Bos- 
ton and Connecticut, and is an artist of excep- 
tional ability. During the past six years his 
genius and skill has been brought into requisi- 
tion by the extensive lamp manufacturers and 
kindred industries of Meriden, and for five years 
he has conducted the most complete opal glass 
decorating works in New England. His estab- 
lishment is desirably located for his purposes, 
the premises comprising three floors of the large 
building No. 49 State street, and the extensive 
business he has developed necessitates the em- 
ployment of sixteen painters and designers, some 
of whom are recognized masters of their art, 
and are from the leading glass factories of Bolie 
mia. The work executed in this establishment 
comprises the designing and decorating of work 
to match rooms, on glass shades, lamps, vases, 
placques, tiles for mantels and paneling, por- 
traits, figures and landscape painting on glass 
china, etc., and many other fancy art novelties, 
and orders for the higliest type of art work of 
erery description are executed i n the most satis 



factory manner at short notice. Special shapes 
and designs in decorated glass for silver ware 
and brass goods manufactured to be used iu 
combination with their goods. 

A very elegant assortment of lamp shades and 
table salt spills, etc., in the most beautiful de- 
signs, is to be found here. 

"Mr. Monroe is a native of Providence, R. I., 
and has been eminently successful in the profes- 
sion to which he has devoted the best energies 
of his life. 

Albert Babb, Dispensing Druggist, 14 West 
Main St., Meriden. — Among the druggists la 
Meriden who deserve special mention at our 
hands, is ilr. Albert Babb, whosa store is located 
at No 14 W. Main St. This gentleman has but 
recently established his present business; but 
previous to this has had a thorough experience 
ia all its details. 

This is an age of specialties, a remark which 
applies to the medicinal or drug business more 
parlicuhirly than to any other; and in this con- 
nection we wish to call attention to many reme- 
dies, of which Mr. Bat)b is the sole manaufac- 
turer, as well as proprietor. Aiuong these we 
would mention Compound Extract S.irsaparilla 
with Iron, Babb's Beef, Iron and Wine, liabb's 
Pect ral Balsam, for coughs and colds, and sev- 
eral others which he manufactures, all remedies 
verified in thousands of cases as entirely adequate 
in every malady for which they are prescribed; 
he also keeps in stock a full line of drugs, med- 
icines, and the many other articles to be found 
in any first-class store engaged in this line. The 
siore is 20x75 feet in dimensions, and three capa- 
ble assistants are employed. The trade is large 
throughout the city and vicinity. 

Mr. Babb is a native of England and thorough- 
ly understands the business iu which he is en- 
gaged. 

Bela Carter, House and Sign Painter and Real 
Estate Agent, 49 State Street, Meriden.— The 
oldest established and probably the most exten- 
sively patronized, house and sign painting estab- 
lishment in the «ity of Meriden is that carried on 
by Mr. B:da Carter at No. 49 State street. This 
well known house was founded over thirty-six 
years ago and its operations have steadily in- 
creased. 

The store is 30x60 feet dimensions and a com- 
plete stock is carded of painters' supplies, wall 
paper, etc. Orders for paper hanging are exe- 
cuted promptly in the best style known to the 
trade and at most reasonable prices. The num- 
ber of men employed varies from 15 to 30, ac- 
cording to the season, etc., and as only skillful 
and experienced hands are engaged the best of 
work is a.ssured. Mr. Carter handles consider- 
al)le real estate and is agent for the renting and 
sale of some very desirable houses. He is a na- 
tive of Mass., but is certainly a Connecticut man 
by adoption, as he has lived here for over thirty 
years, hivingbeeu a notary public for over a 
quarter of a century. He was formerly connect- 
ed with the city council and the business ability 
which has so characterized his management of 
his own affairs proved of great aid in advancing 
the best interests of the city. 



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F. li. Yale & Bro., Dealers iu Choice Family 
Groceries, No. 312 East Main Street, Meritlen. — 
With characteristic energy and consequent suc- 
cess, Mf'ssrs. F. L. Yale & Bro. have for ten 
yCHTs past carried on a large and growing gro- 
cery business in Meriden, and the house at this 
writing is one of the leading concerns iu this 
field of trade in the city. 

The Messrs. Yale occupy for bu«iness pur- 
poses a fine store-room at 312 East Main street 
ami carry in stock, a very large and select assort- 
ment of merchandise. The finest and freshest 
family ami fancy groceries, provisions and pro 
duce, ihe best brands of flour and a full line of 
fruits and vegetal)les in season are always to be 
had of this firm at lowest prices current, and the 
purity and square dealing of the Mf-ssrs. Yiile 
justifies unqualified faith in the standard quality 
of the merchandise. 

Tlie firm have the best possible facilities for 
meeting ail tlie requirements of their customers, 
and orders are filled with dispatch and goods 
promptly delivered to all parts of the city free of 
charge. 

Messrs. F. L. and Frank C. Yale comprise 
this representative and successful firm. They 
are Connecticut men by birth and are justly es- 
teemed for their liberal dealing and integrity. 



Madame George S. Jeffrey, Dealer in Hair 
Goods, Ornanienis, Toilet Article^^, etc., Rogers' 
House, Main Street, Meriden. — ]\Iadame Jeffrey 
has been established since 1876 and the premises 
occupied comprise two rooms 2-l:.\60 feet in size, 
where everything usually made or kept in a 
first-class hair store will be found. In the hair 
good-i department wdl be found one of the 
lariiest and finest stocks of real hair switches 
ever offered in Meriden, comprising all the desi 
raMe shades, and at most rea-ouable prices. 
ANo all the leading styles in natural curly hair, 
Saratoga wave-J, Paris fluff, reversible Langtrys, 
wigs, seams, frizzettes, etc., and theatrical wigs 
for rent. In the toilet depaitment attractions in 
bcMutifving cosmetics and toilet powders, among 
which IS the celebrated .lefifrey's I 'ream of iJoses, 
Magnolia Balm, Oriental C-reani, Teiton's Gossa- 
mer anil Swansdown. Jetlrey's Pearls of Paris 
for beautifying the hands, etc. 

Among the exquisite and lasting perfumes 
dealt in by this liouse will be f. mnd .Jeffrey's 
Bouquet de Winthrop, Silver City and Farina 
Cologne. 

In connection with the above-named goods a 
fine st ck of jewe ry is carried, including the 
litest styles in amber and Ilhine stone pins, orna- 
mental comlis, and novelties for the hair. All 
styles of hair jewelry made to order. Tlie large 
retail tradt^ ot the house re juires the assistance 
of two thorougldy experienced hair dressers, and 
ladies' and children's hair dressing, hair cutting 
and shampooinyr, are executed by I hem in the 
highest style of the art. Madame Gen. S Jeffrey 
is a courteous and thoroughly enterprising busi- 
nes-i woman, and in connection with the twenty- 
five years au'i wid -spread fame of .leffrey's Hair 
Invigonitor. for tiie cure of dandruff and the 
preservition of the human hair, has made her 
emporium most popular throughout this section 
of the country. 



J. E. Durand, Notary, Real Estate and 
Brokerage, 10 Colony Street, JMe.riden — An in- 
dustry of this nature, and especi;dly when con- 
ducted with such enterprise, energy and ability as 
is displayed by J. E. Durand, is worthy of special 
mention in a work of this character. Mr J. E. 
Durand, who established this business in 1872 at 
his present location No. 10 Colony street, is 
courteous and affable to all wtth whom he trans- 
acts business. He does a general, financial, loan, 
collection, rent^d and real estate business. He 
looks after uon resident's prnperty, paying taxes, 
examining titles and doing a general business in 
this line, and a^ such we recommend him to the 
readers of our volume. The premises occupied 
consist of an office 25x20 feet in dimensi(ms, in 
every way adapted to the business. Mr. J. E. 
Durand is a native of Cheshire, Ct., and was for 
eighteen years a resident of Waterbury, Ct. He 
al.-o served in our late war for two years. In 
connection with his real estate business he is also 
a Notary Public. 

V\e are pleased to mention in these pnges all 
those who have by close attention to business 
won a liheral support, and have been able to 
carry their patrons' business from year to year in 
a satisfactory manner, and predict for them a 
prosperous future. 

Miss O. C Hurley, Dealer in Fashionable 
Millinery, 28 W. Main Street, Meriden. — Among 
the leading stores on W. Main street, one of the 
most complete is the one conducted by Miss C. 
C. Hurley, who is locaied at No. 28 the above- 
mentioned street. From its found dion two 
years ago, it took a leading position among sim- 
ilar eslahlishmenis, and now ranks among the 
largest in the city. 

The store is 18x50 feet in dimensions and is 
elegantly fitted up for the tasteful display of her 
large stock, which embraces a complete line of 
millinery, feathers, flowers, laces, veilings, orna- 
ments, trimmed hats, etc., and, in tact, every- 
thing usually called for in a first-class millinery 
.store. An experienced corps of as>istants is em- 
ployed, and all orders are filled promptly. She 
lias a huge order tiade, and it is with pleasure 
we recommend her goods and establishment 
to the favorable attention of all our leaders who 
have not patronized her, here they can obtain 
fresh goods of the latest designs and newest fash- 
ions, at fair and reasonable prices. 

Miss Hurley is a native of Maine, and is thor- 
oughly experienced in all the details of her busi- 
ness, and well deserving the success she has 
achieved. 

K. Walsh, Manufacturer and Dealer in 
Walsh's Mineral VV;iters, Ales, Porter, Lager Beer, 
etc.. No. 184 Pratt Street, Meriden.— One of the 
most encouraging signs to all sensible advocates 
of temperance is the general introduciion and 
gradual substiution of the lighter beverages, such 
as ale, porter, lager-beer and mineral waters, for 
the strong spirimous liquors. Owing to the 
many improvements which have lately been 
made in bottling machinery, and the larger de- 
mand Ibr the goods, jireat redactions have been 
made in the prices of bottled goods of the kind 
mentioned until now they are ea-ily within the 
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has of course muc'' to do wilhtliis, but one Meri- 
den business man who has thus far managed to 
keep "top of t\\e heap " in spile of all opposition 
is Mr. K. Walsh of No. 184 Pratt street. He is 
a manufacturer of and dealer in Walsh's Mineral 
Waters, ales, porter, lager beer, etc, and has 
conducted his present business for six years with 
great success. A wholesale and family trade is 
done and eight hands are employed in the estab- 
lishment which is 20 x 70 feet in dimensions. 
Mr. Walsh's productions bear a deservedly high 
reputation and his trade, already large, is rapidlj' 
increasing. He is a native of Meriden and a 
most pushing and energetic man of business. 

John Nagel, Dealer in Meat, Pork, and Vege- 
tables, No. 8 Main Street, Meriden. — In spite of 
the old saying, "nothing can be judged l)y ap- 
pearances," there are many things judged m that 
way, nevertiieless, every day, and rightly too, 
in many cases, notably those of stores for the 
sale of goods, for if a place of that kind is found 
to be slovenly and ill-kept there is a strong pre- 
sumption that the articles on sale are in keeping 
with the place in which they are kept — dirty and 
undesirable. Especially is this true as regards 
the establishments which deal in the various food 
products, for many people want their food clean 
who are not sticklers for cleanliness in other 
things, and so it is that the extent and character 
of the trade of a house of this kind may be 
quickly told by its general appearance. Follow- 
ing this rule we would expect to learn that 
Mr. John Nagel, who carries on a Cash Meat 
Market at No. 8 Main street, enjoys a large and 
desirable trade, and so indeed he does. He has 
some twenty-five \ears experience in this busi- 
ness and has conducted his present establishment 
for three years. All kinds of Meat and Vege- 
tables are sold as well as Fruit and Canned 
Goods. The store is 20x50 feet in dimensions, 
and three assistants are employed. Mr. Nagel is 
a native of Germany, and possesses a full share 
of the enterprise, industry and thrift which so 
strongly characterizes that nation as a whole. 

Brown & Hugins, Dealers in Groceries and 
Provisions, 4 E^ist Main Street, Meriden. — This 
firm have for j-ix years past conducted a flourish- 
ing grocery and provision trade in Meriden, and 
their store at No. 4 East Main street is one of the 
most popular sources of family supply in the 
city. 

The store is commodious and attractive, hav- 
ing a frontage of 30 feet and a depth of (JO feet, 
and it is a mod< 1 of completeness and con- 
venience in its appointments and arrangement. 
The stock is uniformly first-class and complete, 
oomprising a full assortment ot choice fresh gro- 
ceries, staple and family, the best brands of flour, 
canned goods and provisions, confectionerj', and 
country produce and dairy products of the finest 
quality. 

The firm make a specialty of flour and butter, 
and supply all merchandise of superior quality 
at low prices, guaranteeing satisfaction in every 
particular. All orders are promptly filled and 
goods delivered with dispatch and without 
charge to all parts of the ciiy, and the worth and 
methods of these leliable merchants inspire the 
fullest faith and confidence. 



Messrs. L. C. Brown and D. C. Hugins com- 
prise this representative firm. The former is a 
Connecticut man by birth, and the latter is a na- 
tive of the Old Bay State, and both are widely 
known and universally esteemed. 



A. S. Russell & Co., Flour, Grain, Feed, 

Hay, Straw, Salt and Fertilizers, 41 and 43 South 
Colony Street, Meriden. — Prominently numbered 
among the merchants of this city is A. S. Russell 
& Co., who have established ahiirh reputation by 
the active part they have taken in promoting the 
mercantile interests and general prosperity of the 
citj'', as well as by the- laudable methods which 
characterize their individual business affairs. 
Messrs. A. S. Russell & Co. deal largely in all 
kinds of flour, grain, feed, hay and straw, salt 
and fertilizers. 

The premises occupied for the business are lo- 
cated at 41 and 43 South Colony street, and 
cover an area of 40x80 feet, where a fine whole- 
sale and retail trade is conducted. This busi- 
ness, which is the largest of its kind in Meriden, 
requires the assistance of six thoroughly skilled 
hands, and a 40 horse-power steam-engme to run 
their mill, as they grind all ihtMr feed. It was 
established by Messrs A. S. & G. E. Russell, in 
1880, and is conducted under the firm name of 
A. S. Russell & Co. 

The operations of this house are conducted on 
sound business principles, governed by a spirit of 
true progression, and the natural result is lo be 
seen in the rapid advancement it is making in 
both the local and shipping trade. 

Both Mr. A. S. and G. E. Russell are natives 
of Haddam, Ct., and Lave gained a position as 
representative merchants and citizens. 



W. H. Thompson, Fine Confectionery, No. 75 
West Main Street, Meriden. — There are few 
dwellers in Meriden who are not more or less 
familiar with the fine confectionery establish- 
ment of W. H. '^I'hompson which for some years 
has been prominently before the public as head- 
quarters for confectionery, foreign and domestic 
fruit, ice-cream, etc. This establishment was 
founded in 1879 by the present proprietor. The 
premises are large and handsomely fitted up, 
covering an area of 24 x 70 feet and located at 
No. 75 West Main street. A fine stock of every 
delicacy to be obtained in the confectionery 
line may be found, comprising all the new and 
favorite candies, among which are Caramels, 
Walnut Cream, Honey Candy, Pop Corn Candy, 
Peppermints, Ice-Cream, Water Ices and Frozen 
Fruits, etc., in fancy shapes, which are manufac- 
tured by this house. Special rates are given for 
church fairs and festivals. In the rear of the 
finely appointed store are handsome ice cream 
parlors where the patrons are courteously served 
by the prompt and efficient attendants; the mag- 
nitude of this business necessitates the constant 
employment of six reliable assistants who are 
thoroughly conversant with the business. Mr. 
Thompson gives his personal supervision to all 
branches of the business, and the public are as- 
sured that nothing but pure materials are used 
in the manufacture of his candy and ices. He is 
a native of New Haven. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MERIDEN 




^'The Chapman Mlg. Co., Saddlery Hardware 
and Chime Sleigh Bells, Meriden. — Among the 
contributors of the hardware entering into the 
manu'acture of harness, the Chapman Mfg. Co. 
have for years held a prominent place in the es- 
teem of those handling and using this class of 
merchandise in New England, and even in more 
remote sections of the country the concern is 
famous for the superior quality and beauty of its 
product. 

The company, under its present name and 
style, was incorporated in 1881, and at present 
writing the officers are as follows: President, L. 
J. Curtis; Secretary, S. A. Hull; Treasurer, E. 
A. Chapman. 

The jiremises are extensive, comprising two 
large three-story buildings, with additional ex- 
tensions for engine rooms, etc., and in its equip- 
ment and appointments the establishment is a 
model of completeness and convenience. A 
st^am engine of sixty horse-power operates the 
valiiiible machinery, and a force of from sixty to 
seventy-live skilled workmen are employed in 
the different departments. The output, com- 
prises large quantities and numerous beautiful 
designs and styles of harness trimmings and 
hardware, horse-hair plumes of all styles, 
chime sleigh bells, etc., and the concern lias 
firmly established itself in the confidence and es 
teem of the trade in all parts of the United 
States for the excellence of its goods and the 
honorable methods of the management. 

The facilities of the company for supplying 
every demand in their line and for filling orders 
for special work ate all that could be desired, 
and the known reputation of th'^ officers is a 
sure guarantee that the quality of merchandise 
Till be maintained unimpaired 

The officers of the company are natives of 
Connecticut, and are residents of Meriden, where 
they are recognized as citizens of public spirit 
and influence, and businessmen of sterling worth 
and unquestionable probity. They are men of 
rare executive ability and under tlieir direction 
the aff lirs of the company give promise of a fu- 
ture of continued prosperity. 



W. H. Squire & Co., Insurance and Steam- 
ship Agency, Meriden. — In the manageme> t of 
this, the oldest and leading insurance and sf< am- 
sliip agency of Meridt n, Messrs. W. H. Squire 
& Co. have for ten years been sufce.'sfully cn- 
eaged in business in this city, and the energy 
and ability of the members of the firm is s-teadily 
increasing the volume and extending the field of 
their operations. 

Representing many of the solid "time-tried 
and fire-tested" fire, accident, life and plate glass 
companies doing business in the United States, 
the facilities of ^lessis. Squire & Co. for effect- 
ing insurance on persons and property at lowest 
rates of premium and to any amount are unsur- 
passed, and tiieir punctuality and reliability 
uniformly inspire univeisal confidence. 

The compai ies represented are as follows: 
American Insurance < ompany of North Ameri- 
ca, and Peniisvlvania companies of Philadel- 
phia; The Citizens, German-American, Glens 
Falls, and Hotue companies of New York; the 
City of London, Imperial. London and Lan- 
cashire, Plicenix, Sun of London, the North 
Hrilish and Mercanti'e, and Norwich Union, the 
Queen and the Royal of Gnat Uritnin; and the 
Washington Insurance Company of Boston, as 
also the Travelers' Life and Accident Company 
of Hartford, and the Metropolitan Plate-Glass 
Insurance Company of New York, ali>t which 
(!ontaii.s all the elements of scctu-ily, liberal deal- 
ing, and honorable methods, which ao to make 
up the representative, successful and responsible 
companies of the world. 

Tlie individual members of the firm are 
Messrs. W. H. Squire and N. H. Camp, both of 
whom are Goimecticut men by biith, and ex- 
pert, reliable underwriters of long experience, 
and business men of unimpeachable integrity 
and unquestioned worth. 

The firm are the agents for the principal 
steamship lines between the United States and 
foreisrn countries. These gentlemen have every 
facility at command for conducting a large 
business in each branch, and their popularity i& 
a natural consequence. 



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Meriden House Livery and Sales Stables. 

Reiiriif JNlerideu House, iMcrideii, A. E. Ausiiu, 
Pr il)rift()r.— One of the giealist of modern con- 
verneuces iu all cities is a well regtilaled livery, 
hack and sale stable. Meriden is well n p 
resented in this direction by the establishment of 
Mr. A. E. Austm. These slables were estab- 
lished over twenty-five years ago by Mr. Carpen- 
ter, but have been managed by the pre>ent 
proprietor for the past tweniy years, whose two 
large slables are situated in the rear of the Meri- 
den House, and are provided with every conve- 
nience, and all orders for hacks or single teams 
meet with prompt attention at all hours. They 
are well supplied with buggies, carriages, hack 
horses and fine stylish turnouts of every descrip- 
tion. 

The best of care and attention is given to the 
horses, of which ihey have sixty head. Horses 
placed here for sale receive the best feed and 
every attention to their comfort, condition and 
healih, for which the services of six tlioroughly 
competent men are employt d. Mr. Austin is an 
expt-rienced and competent horseman in every 
respect, and thoroughly understands the proper 
care of stock. Our readers will find his estab- 
lishment one of the finest in the city. Mr. Aus- 
tin is a native of Connecticut, and a business 
man in the fullest sense of the term. 

Adolph I>. Eliel, Dealer in Gent's Furnishing 
Goods, Hats, Caps, Gents' Toilet Articles, etc , 
No. 9 State Street, Meriden. — Gent^men's Fur- 
nishing Goods comprise a good many articles 
nowa'days and many prominent and extensive 
business establishments deal in no otiier goods. 
A hou^e engaged in this line of trade which is 
largely patronized, although of but comparatively 
recent origin, is tiiat so ably conducted by Mr. 
Adol|)h L. Eliel, at No. 9 State street. This 
gentleman began business in November, 1886, 
and I he discrimination and taste displayed in the 
seleciion of his stock in trade, together with the 
very satisfactory prices at which it is offered to 
the public, have combined to make the venture 
a pionounced and immediate success. The store 
occupied is 30x40 feel in dimensions, and a 
strictly retail business is done, employment be- 
ing aiven to three assistants. A large, fresh and 
fashionable stock is on hand of Gents' Furnish 
ing Goods in general, inluding Hats and Caps, 
Toilet articles, odd and elegant designs in Scarf- 
Pins, Gloves, both for street and full-dres-s wear, 
etc. Mr. Eliel is a well known citizen, having 
formerly been foreman of the Wooli n Mills. He 
has many friends who are much gratified at the 
eminent success which has attended his new en- 
terprise. 

W. F. Mathews, Steam Dye Works, 17 Veter- 
an Street, Meriden. — These steam dye works were 
established some twenty odd years ago in Meri- 
den, Conn., by the present proprietor, and so en 
couraging was his success that he determined to 
open a branch in New Haven at No. 22 Centre 
street, between Orange and Church streets, and 
although but recently thrown open to the public, 
has met wuth universal approbation, and bids fair 
to become as important as the main office. At 
Meriden the premises occupy two floors, some 



1.50x60 feet in dimensions, and the branch office 
consists of a fine store occupying an area of 
40x20 feet. The works are equipped with the 
latest improved machinery and every requisite for 
their operation. Only skilled hands are em- 
ployed and all work is guaranteed satisfactory. 
A specialty of this house is the cleaning and dye- 
ing of clothing, which is warranted not to shrink 
or crock, and all work will be done in the best 
manner and at short untice, while the prices will 
be found as low as any similar concern. Mr. 
Mathews' excellent managemtut and business 
qualifications have won for him a leading posi- 
tion among the business men of the State. .^._^He 
is a prominent Odd Fellow and is highly es- 
teemed throughout the community. 

George Lamping, Druggist, 76 Main Street, 
Meriden, and 151 Main Street, New Britain, 
Conn. — A gentleman who has elicited much 
favorable comment by the way in which he has 
conducted his establishment, is j\Ir. George 
Lamping, whose places of business are at No. 76 
Main street, Meriilen, and 151 Main street. New 
Britain. Although the Meriden establishment 
has been under this gentleman's control but a 
comparatively short time, the care and ability 
shown in the conducting of it has already borne 
fruit in the shape f>f a large and rapid trade 
of the finest class. Prescriptions, however com- 
plicated or potent may be entrusted to him with 
the full and confident assurance that they will be 
filh d with accuracy and dispatch at the lowest 
possible rates — so well is this already understood 
among the public that in this department a very 
large amount of business is done. The store 
occupied is 24 x 60 feet in dimensions, and is 
well stocked not only with drugs and chemicals 
but also with many elegant articles in the line of 
fancy goods, toilet articles, etc. Employment 
is given to two courteous assistants, and prompt 
and polite attention is given to all. Mr. Lamp- 
ing is a native of Holland and resident of New 
Britain. 

French's Photographic Studio, 40 E. Main 

St., Meriden. — One ol the leading photographers 
in Meriden is Mr. D. French, whose spacious 
and attractive studio is located at No. 40 E. 
Main street. It is necessary to possess more than 
an acquaintance with chemicals to secure perma- 
nent success in this business and this gentleman 
exercises patience with his work and does not al- 
low any one to leave his studio till fully satis- 
fied. He has the ambition to produce not merely 
a photograph, but a likeness and every one well 
knows there is a marked distinction between the 
two. This business was established in 1864 by 
E. B. Everett, who continued it until 1867 when 
the present proprietor assumed entire control. 
His studio is 60x25 feet in dimensions and is very 
attractively fitted up for the comfort of his nu- 
merous patrons. All the modern improvements 
known to the business are used by Mr. French 
making exclusive use of the instantaneous pro- 
cess, which is too well known and appreciated to 
need any comment on our part. A beautiful dis- 
play is made at his studio of photographs, views, 
etc. Mr. David French is a native of New York 
State and is well and favorably known. 



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C. Gr. Johnson, Fire Insurance and Real Es- 
tate, 2i}}i West Main Street, ISIeriden.— To the 
underwriter and real estate agent, as a rule, are 
confided interests of most vital importance, and 
fortunes are frequently involved in their business 
ability and probity. By common consent, the 
subject of this notice meets every requirement 
essential to success, and for two years he has 
demonstrated his claims to general confidence. 
He established his insnrance and real estate 
agency in Meriden, in 1884, and under the firm 
name of C. G. Johnson & Co., the business was 
inaugurated under the most favorable au«pices. 

This business, by reason of Mr. Johnson's 
energy and push, has been greatly increased. 
He represents the following companies: Ameri- 
can, of Newark, N. J. ; The Merchants, of New- 
ark, N. J.; Orient, of Hartford; Rochester Ger- 
man, New York; First National, Worcester, 
Mass.; Holyoke, Salem, Mass.; Fidelity and 
Casualty (Plate Glass and Accident), New York; 
Washington Life Ins. Co., New York; Lyon 
and the Scottish Union, of Great Britain; thus 
giving him every fncility for effecting reliable 
insurance on life and real and personal properly, 
to any reasonable amount, and at minimum 
rates of premium. 

Mr. Johnson buys and sells real estate on com- 
mission, and is thoroughly posted as to values 
and real estate law, and his promptitude has in- 
spired universal faith in all. 

Meriden Steam Laundry, 47 State Street. — 
If public laundr'es continue to increase in num- 
ber and in patronage as rapidly as they have of 
late years the familiar horrors of a domestic 
" wash day " will soon become a mere tradition 
and one fruitful source of discomfort and strife 
will be banished from our households. As in the 
case of all improvements they had to encounter 
strong prejudices and opposition at first, but the 
superiority of the work they turned out was so 
plainly manifest and the pi ices cliarged Avere so 
low that they soon overcame all objection and 
secured a firm and lasting hold on popidar favor. 
One of the most successful establishments of this 
kind in Meriden is the Meriden Steam Laundry, 
located at No. 47 State street. This laundry 
was opened in October, 1886, and has already 
established a very high reputation for the un- 
usually fine character of the work it turns out. 
Goods are called for and delivered free and laun- 
dried in the shortest time and the best manner. 
Five hands are employed and a large and con- 
stantly increasing business is done. 

A. T. Gangloff, Successor to Gangloff & Nu 
gent, Engraver on Wood, First National Bank 
Building, Meriden. — A thorough master of his 
art in every signification of the term, Mr. A. T. 
Gangloff is successfully engaged in business as a 
woo(i (Miiiraver in Meriden, and his establish- 
ment is the leading one in this section of New 
England. The business was started by the firm 
of Gangloff & Nugent, in April, 1884, the senior 
member of the firm becoming sole proprietor in 
April, 1886. lie is a young man of long practi- 
cal experience as an engraver, and his skill has 
been attested in the most emphatic manner by 
his work. 



He is located in the First National Bank Build- 
ing, and has every facility and the ability to 
execute all kinds of wood engraving and design- 
ing in the most artistic and accurate manner. 
He makes a specialty of catalogue work, and at 
reasonable prices guarantees most satisfactory 
results. 

He employs several assistants, and fills orders 
with despatch, and has already developed a 
business of important proportions, which he is 
steadily increasing. 

He is a native of Meriden, and is a young man 
of exceptional energy, and has well merited the 
large measure of success he has attained. Among 
his many permanent customers, Mr. Gangloff 
takes pleasure in referring to the Wilcox & 
White Organ Co , Meriilen MalUable Iron Co., 
Wilcox Silver Plate and the Bradley & Hubbard 
Mfg. Co. 

B. F. Barnes, Dealer in all kinds of Meats. 
Vegetables, Poultry, etc.. Camp Street Cash 
Market. — Well known among the dealers in 
meats, etc., is the " Camp Street Cash Market" 
conducted by B. F. Barnes, who enjoys the es- 
teem and appreciation ot all patrons and has es- 
tablished an extensive trade among the very best 
class of consumers. He keeps constantly on 
hand fresh meats of all kinds and of the very 
best quidity, also Fresh Vegetables, Poultry, 
etc. Selling as he does for cash enables him to 
offer such prices as will defy c(mipetition. His 
market which is 20 x 60 leet in dimensions is 
finely equipped with marble slab counters, and 
all the most modern improvements, great neat- 
ness being displayed in all its appomtments, and 
several capable assistants are employed who 
wait upon customers in a prompt and attentive 
manner. This business was establislied six 
years ago by Otto Zeller, succeeded by the pres- 
ent proprietor about one year ago. Mr. Barnes 
has a thorough knowledge of the business in all 
its details which enables him to treat his cus- 
tomers in the most liberal manner, and the read- 
ers of this volume will find no more satisfactory 
house in this city from which to procure their 
supplies in this line. 

James Whittaker, Dealer in Fancy Goods; 
Five and Ten Cent Goods a Specialty, 64 West 
Main Street, Meriden.— One of Meriden's most 
flourishing business enterprises is the establish- 
mnt of James Whittaker's, located at 64 West 
Main street. This house was established in 1883 
by its present proprietor and the trade has stead- 
ily increased both in importance and reputation. 

Mr. Whiltaker handles a fine stock of what are 
generally denominated as 5 and 10 cent goods, 
also fancy goods and novelties. 

A few years ago we were obliged to pay from 
fifteen to twenty-five cents for "the same useful 
and ornamental articles which ai'e now sold for 
five or ten cents each. These goods embrace 
Hardware, Tinware, House-furnishing Goods, 
Fancy Goods and Toys. 

The premises occupied are 20x60 feet in di- 
mensions. Mr. Whittaker is an enterprising 
dealer, who fully understands the business to 
which he gives his personal supervision. Mr. 
Whittaker is a native of Massachusetts. 



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John F. Butler, Painter, and Dealer in 

Painters' Supplies, 34 Colony Street, near Post 
Office, Meriden. — Wilh regard t.> a house so long 
eslablislied, so -well-known and so popular as this 
one, little can be said that is not ahendy known 
in the way of its importance hs a comniercial 
industry; but as the variety and nuguiiude of its 
stock is so great, our readers may find some- 
thing of profit in learning what may be obtained 
at this hou-e. 

This establishment was founded in 1876 by its 
present proprietor, Mr. John F. Bu ler, painter 
and dealer in painteis" supplies, at wholesale and 
retail. The premises Jire laige and elegant, 
covering an area of 20x80 feet, and contain the 
finest stock in this ciiy of paint-, oils, and every 
thing included in painters' supplies. 

Graining, frescoing and sign-painting are spe- 
cialties, in connection with the above named 
goods, he carries the largest and bistselected 
slock of paper hangings ot any house in the city, 
including tlie productions of thn leading manu- 
lactuiers, and all displaying tlie latest and most 
artistic designs, that cannot fail to meet the np 
proval of the most fastidious. The magnitude of 
the business transacted by this house is such as 
to require the employment of from eighteen to 
twenty five assistiints, all thoroughly skilled in the 
business, and some of them true artists, whose 
fine taste and ability are displayed in the many 
productions of this house. JMr. John F. Butler, 
by Ids enterprise and successful business course, 
has become well and favorably known. 

J. H. Bailey, Dealer in Milk, Butter, Cheese. 
Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables, etc., 7 State Sireet, 
Meriden — There are no food articles in common 
use that depend more upon their freshness for 
their wholesomeness and value than do milk, 
butter and eggs. It is often difficult to obtain 
such goQils iu a perfectly fresh condition and 
when families happen upon a dealer wlio can be 
confidently relied upon to furnish a uniformly 
fresh and desirable article they have aiiundant 
reason to congratulate themselves. In this en- 
viable position are 'he customers of Mr. J. H. 
Bailey, whose establishment is at No. 7 State 
street. This gentleman does an exclusively re- 
tail business in milk, butler, cheese, eggs, etc., a 
specialty l)eing made of cream. He started in 
May, 1885, and by strict attention to the wants of 
the public he has succeeded in already buildintr up 
a most desirable trade. He handles the pioduct> 
of some of the best dairies and fu ly guarantees 
the purity and freshness of his goods. Milk is 
made a specially of and is bottled for family use. 
Mr. Bailey was born in Wallingford, Conn. 

H. E. Bushnell, Dealer in Groceries, Teas, 
Coffees, etc., 79 West Main St., Meriden.— 
Prominent among the many flourishing business 
houses in Meriiien devoted to the grocery busi- 
ness, is the establishment of Mr. H. E. Bushnell, 
located at 79 West Main street. 

This h"use was established by its present pro- 
prietor, in 1885, and at once sprang into the 
prominence it has ever since maintained. The 
premises occupied comprise a fine large store, 
20x70 feet in dimensions, and well arranged and 
fitted up for the transaction of its business. The 



stock of goods carried here is regularly large, 
comprehensive and well .selected, and embraces 
everything in the way of staple and fancy gro- 
ceries, teas, coffees, spices, flour, fruit, etc.; also, 
the celebrated W(-od's Old Dutch Java Coffee, 
which he considers the best. 

The connections of this house, both wilh pro- 
ducers and consumi rs, are wide spread, its trade 
extending throughout the city and vicinity. The 
extent of this tiade requires the employment of 
lour prompt and thoiouglily reliable clerks, who 
are courteous and polite to all patrons. Orders 
are promptly attended to. and goods are deliv- 
ered to all jiarts of the C'ty. 

The long practical exjierience of the proprie- 
tor in the business gives him Mdvantnges in secur- 
ing his stock, and makes it desirable for consum- 
ers to inspect his supplies and prices before con- 
cludintr purchases elsewhere. 

Mr. Bushnell is a native of Connecticut, and 
sustains a high reputation in this community. 

Maurice Luby, Steam Marble and Granite 
Woiks, Hanover Street, Meriden. — Some very 
wonderlul and beautiful work is now done in 
stone and at prices which, considering the in- 
tractable nature of the material wrought in, 
seem almost absurdly low. There is some dif- 
ference, in fact considerable, between the char- 
acter of the work dine at different establish- 
ments, and it is by no means the case in this busi- 
ness, any moie titan in any other, that those who 
charge the highest prices invariably do the best 
work. The well-known house that combines the 
very finest workmnnship with moderate charges 
is that so ably mMuagetl by Mr. Maurice Luby, 
located on Hanover street. The steam marble 
and granite works referred to, were established 
eight years ago by their present owner and quick- 
Iv'gained an extended and high reputation for 
the excellence of tiie work they turned out. 
Cemetery work is made a specialty, all descrip- 
tions of it l)eing done with neatness and dispatch 
and particular attention is jiaid to lettering and 
cleaning. The premi-es occupied are 24x50 feet, 
and employment is given to four workmen. 

E. T. Sills, Newsdealer and Stationer, 18 West 
Main Sireet, Meriden. — This popular news-dealer 
and stationer, although established but three 
years ago, has attained a position to be envied 
by many engaged in the same line. He occupies 
a store 60x20 feet in dimensions, located at No. 
18 West Main street, which contains a fine as- 
sortment of all kinds of goods in this line of 
trade, including fancy goods, confectionery, sta- 
tionery, and general news stand, where may be 
found all the daily papers, also periodicals, mag- 
azines, etc. The trade extends throughout Mer- 
iden and vicinity, and is rapidly increasing in 
volume. Mr. Sills exhibits taste in the arrange- 
ment of his stock and his store is neat and at- 
tractive in all its appointments. Eveiy custo- 
mer is treated in a polite and attentive manner, 
and Mr. Sills studies to meet the wants of the 
public in every respect. He is a native of Not- 
tingham, England, and is a gentleman of rare 
business talent. He is eminently lair in all his 
dealings and is well qualified to push his busi- 
ness to still greater usefulness and importance. 



246 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF MERIDEN. 



J. £!. Bro\ffn, Manufacturer and Dealer in 
Harness, Horse Clolliing, Carriage Robes. 
Whips, etc.. No. 5 Crown Street, Meriden. — As 
a source of supplies of every Ivind of manufac- 
tured goods, tlie city of ]\Ieriden possesses ad 
vantages equal, if not superior to many larger 
cities, and in no branch of business is tliis more 
evident than that of harness manufacture. 

Among those successfully engaged in this 
industry, Mr. J. Emerson Brown, No. 5 Crown 
street, altliough establislied but three years, has 
already become well and favorably known for 
the superior quality and reasonable prices of liis 
product and merchandise. The store and work 
shop of Mr. Brown are conveniently located for 
his trade, the premises being 20 x 60 feet in di- 
mensions, with tlie factory in the rear. The at- 
tractive stock of merchandise includes every- 
thing desirable, new and serviceable in Harness 
and Saddlery, Horse Furnishings, Blankets, 
Robes and Turf Goods generallj^ and a fine line of 
Trunks and Valises. Work and repairs are done 
to order at short notice and in the most satisfac- 
tory manner, and fair prices and square dealing 
are tlie invariable rules of the establishment. 

Mr. Brown is a Massachusetts man by birth, 
and has a thorough knowledge of every detail 
of his business and always abreast of the times 
in matters of improvement and novelties in his 
line. He is in the prime of life, and possesses in 
a marked measure the qualities essential to suc- 
cess in business. 

Geo. M. Bjirnes, Center Meat Market, Dealer 
in Meats, Vegetables, Oysters, Clams, etc., 310 
East Main Street, Near Broad, Meriden. — In 
every particular the central market. No. 310 
East Main street, is one of the most popular 
sources of food supply in Meriden. The propri- 
etor, Mr. Geo. M. Barnes lias for eight years suc- 
cessfully conducted a large trade in meats, etc., 
in this city, and his facilities for meeting the re- 
quirements of the trade are all that could be de 
sired. 

He has occupied his present desirable location 
since May, 1886, and in its arrangement and 
equipment, the market is a model of con- 
venience and good management. The stock 
is always of standard excellence and includes 
the choicest beef, pork, mutton, veal, hams, veg- 
etables, canned goods, oysters, clams and game 
in season, and everything desirable in this line 
of merchandise is supplied at reasonable rates 
and warranted fresh and reliable. 

Refrigerators and cold rooms are provided for 
storage of perishable merchandise during the 
warm season, and every requisite for preserving 
goods in the best condition is at hand. 

Mr. Barnes is a native of Meriden and is a 
gentleman of exceptional business ability, tact 
and energy, and his success in business is a just 
tribute to his worth. 

O. M. Whitmore, Successor to W. B Gaylord, 
Dealer in Fancy Goods, Books, Toj^s, etc.. 
Picture Framing to Order a Specialty, 20 
West Main Street, Meriden. — Prominent among 
the retail houses in Meriden devoted to the sale 
of fancy goods, etc., is that of C. M. Whitmore at 
No. 20 W. Main street. The business was con- 
ducted by Mr. W. B. Gaylord in 1873 until Mr. 



Whitmore, the present proprietor assumed con- 
trol in 1886. The premises occupied comprise a 
fine store, 80x20 feet in area ami basement, well 
arranged and admirably located for the extensive 
patronage it enjoys. The stock carried embraces 
the many articles known to the fancy goods 
trade, also jewelry, clocks, lamps, books, toys 
and a full line of hand bags and wagons in great 
profusion and at exceedingly low prices. A de- 
partment is also carried where picture framing to 
order is made a specialty of. Mr. Whitmore only 
employs skilled men for this work and satisfac- 
tion is guaranteed in eacb and every m>tance, 
both as regards prices and superior workmanship. 
All the details of the business are under tlie di- 
rect supervision of the able and experienced pro- 
prietor, who is a native of Sunderland, Mass. 
We take pleasure in commending an establish- 
ment of this sort to our many readers, feeling as- 
sured it fully deserves the great success it has 
achieved. 

C. O. Einne, Livery, Boarding, Feed and Sale 
Stable, rear of 36 Pratt Street, Meriden. — One 
of the m<'St popular and best managed livery 
and boaiding stables in this city is that of which 
Mr. C. C. Kinne is the proprietor, situated in 
the rear of No. 36 Pratt stree'. It was estab- 
lished twelve years ago by Messrs. Clark & Hull, 
the present owner having been in possession since 
December, 1886. Two buildings are occupied, 
one, the stable proper, being two stories in 
height and having a capacity for thirty head of 
stock, while the other, one story high, is used as 
a carriage-liouse. A very larije and desirable 
business is done and ten assistants are employed. 
Mr. Kinne offers some of the very finest public 
teams in the city to his patrons, and the most 
skillful and courteous drivers will be furnished if 
desired. 

Very reasonable prices are charged and all cus- 
tomers are treated liberally and well. Special 
attention is paid to the boarding of horses, and 
valuable animals may be housed here with the 
full assurance that th<y will receive the best of 
care in every respect. 

Mr. Kinne is a native of this State and thor- 
oughly under.^tands his business, as is evidenced 
by his keen appreciation of the public needs. 

A Great Discovery For Bronchial Diffi- 
culties. — Prof. Geo. Poe, of Wilcox Block, 
Colony St., Meriden, has recently perfected a 
preparation of Tar in a volatile form for inhala- 
tion, which is destined to prove a great boon for 
all sufferers from affections of the throat. 

The virtues of tar for many complaints are 
well known, but it was left to the well-known 
chemist, Mr. Geo. Poe, to invent a preparation 
in a volatile form, which could be easily inhaled, 
and thus reach the seat of the difficulty. 

This remedy is unequaled for hoarseness, or 
sore throat, and its use is likely to supercede 
other preparations which have been before the 
public for many years. 

A company has been recently formed for the 
manufacture of this preparation, and its many 
virtues will, before long, be known from Maine 
to California. All affected with any tliroat 
troubles would do well to call at the office of the 
company and give this preparation a trial. 



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247 



Augur & Gardner, Dealers in Meats, Vegeta 
bles, etc., 41 East Mam Street, Meriden.— The 
markets of Met^srs. Augur & Gardner, 41 East 
Main street, have become one of the chief 
sources of food supply for the people of Meriden. 

The premises are centrally located and are 
very attractively and conveniently arranged, 
with ample cold storage capacity and every fa- 
cility for the accommodation of customers and 
dispatch of business. 

The store rooms have a double front on Main 
street of forty feet with a depth of sixty feet, 
and the neat and cleanly appearance of the es 
tablishment at all times is worthy of commend- 
ation. 

The stock of merchandise is at all times com- 
plete and select and consists of the choicest fresh 
and cured merits, vegetables, canned goods, pro- 
visions, condiments and table delicacies, with 
game in season and first class country produce. 
The low prices which prevail and the uniform 
courtesy and prompt attention shown customers 
has maiie this a pojiular market. 

For the benefit of those patrons who prefer to 
pay cash and carry home their own goods, 
Messrs. Augur & Gardner opened the "U. S. 
Cash Market," which adjoins their other store. 
Tbe same high quality of meats are sold in both 
stores, but in the "Cash Meat Market" patrons 
save the expenses of charges and delivery. 

Messrs. Julius Augur and Austin W. Gardner 
are the proprietors of these model markets. 
They are natives of Connecticut and Maine 
respectively, and are held in universal esteem. 



3^ ;jfi€RiDeN eoNN. : -o- 



'Edson Sanford, Engraver, "Room 12 Palace 
Block, Meriden —One of the most reliable and 
longest established engravers in this city is Mr. 
Edson Sanlord, who occupies room 12 in the 
Palace Block. Mr. Sanford is a worthy repre- 
sentative of the engraver's art, and fully under- 
stands the business. He established himself in 
bu-iness twenty years ago, and has by his rare 
skill and experience built up an extensive patron- 
age. He employs some six skilled hands in the 
several departments, and under his personal su- 
pervision ail orders are promptly executed and 
in a thorough and highly satisfactory manner, as 
well as upon reasonable terms. Mr. Sanford is 
engaged more particularly in commercial work. 
This applies to engravings of machinery, from 
the simplest to the most intricate original designs 
for title pages, buildings of all kinds, letter- 
heads, etc. A specialty is made of cuts for 
manufacturers' catalogues, and his patrons, who 
are very numerous, include many of the largest 
manulacturers in the State. We commend Mr. 
Sanford to our readers both on account of low 
prices and first class work. 

He has illustrated between sixty and eighty 
catalogues, among the most important of which 



are those of Mallory, Wheeler & Company; Meri- 
den Britannia Company (2); Charles Parker; 
Russell & Erwin (Fancy Bronze Ware); The 
Parker & Whipple Co.; Meriden Malleable Iron 
Company; Wm. Wilcox & Co.; W. &, B. Dong- 
las; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company; Peck, 
Stow & Wilcox; Edward Miller & Company; 
Wilcox Silver Plate Company; Wilcox & Crit- 
tenden; Bradley & Hubbard (2); C. Rogers 
Bros. 

W. J. Kirtland, Dealer in Crockery, Stoves, 
Tinware, Lamps, etc., 73 West Main Street, 
Meriden. — This house was established in 1854, 
and for the past thirty-two years the proprietor, 
Mr. W. J. Kirtland, has enjoyed unenviable rep- 
utation in Meriden as being one of her smartest 
and most reliable business nieii. One of the spe- 
cialties in which this house deals is the eleuant 
and complete range called "The Good News," 
for which they are agents. 

The premises are 20x70 feet in dimensions, be- 
ing well fitted up for the various branches of its 
business and the large and elegant stock of goods 
handled. 

In the crockery and lamp department will be 
found a fine assortment of dining and tea sets, of 
all the latest styles and designs, in stone and 
French china, also a fine selection of lamps in 
tbe most approved patterns, including all the 
new patent burm-rs. 

The tinware department contains everything 
in this line of trade. 

In connection with the above-mentioned goods 
Mr. Kirtland does an extensive business in all 
kinds of plumbing and fitting work. 

The magnitude which the business of this es- 
tablishment has attained requires the employ- 
ment of four thoroughly skilled workmen who 
understand its minutest details. Mr. W. J. 
Kirtland is a native of Connecticut, an enterpris- 
ing business man who has won the high esteem 
and confidence of the residents of Meriden. 

E. L. Marvin, Druggist, Bookseller, No. 298 
East Main Street, Meriden. — Among the favor- 
ite and best known business establishments of 
Meriden, that of Mr. E. L. Marvin, Druggist 
and Bookseller at No. 298 East Main street, oc- 
cupies a prominent position. This business was 
established by the present proprietor nearly 20 
years ago, and its growth has been large but 
steady until now it has attained imposing di- 
mensions. A very large and complete stock of 
drugs, chemicals, etc., is on hand and great care 
is taken as regards the freshness and purity of 
these goods, espeeiallj^ when they are used in 
the filling of prescriptions, an important branch 
of the business in which the greatest pains are 
taken to ensure accuracy and safety. The store 
occupied is 24x80 feet in dimensions, very finely 
fitted up with all the modern imi>rovements and 
facilities for carrying on a business of this kind, 
and employment is given to five courteous and 
al)le assistants. Fancy goods, toilet requisites 
and stationery are carried in great variety as well 
as the popular books of the day, and those by 
standard authors. A very large news business is 
also done, the principal dailies and weeklies being 
early at hand. Mr. Marvin was born in New 
York, and is one of the best known citizens. 



ANSONIA. 



The site of Ansoniawas originally known as Little Neck, a strip of land lying be- 
tween the Naugatuck River and Beaver Brook, and the low lands along the river 
bank was called Plumb Meadow. 

The first settler, doubtless, was Thomas Wooster, at least he was the first to own 
lands here, a grant of one-half of Plumb Meadow having been made to him as early 
as 1680. In 1681 John Hull built a grist mill in Beaver Brook, which was subsi- 
dized by the town of Derby. On the east and west the hills gradually rise from the 
Naugatuck River. Forty years ago the principal part of the town was a sandy plain^ 
with a few scattered farm houses on the elevated ground. 

Many of the dwellings in Ansonia to-day are palatial, with beautiful lawns and 
shrubbery, the principal ones occupying eminences commanding fine views of the 

valley. 

The extensive factories which have given to the place distinction as a great 
manufacturing center are located on the east side of Naugatuck River, and are sub- 
stantial and imposing brick and stone structures. 

In 1852 a fire destroyed several manufactories, at a loss of $75,000 and two- 
years afterwards the extensive works of the Ansonia Clock Company were burned, 
the concern sustaining a loss of $120,000. 

From the time of the erection of the first building on Main street to the present 
Ansonia has had steady and rapid growth, and in population and enterprise she suc- 
cessfully compares with any manufacturing village in New England. 

The town was projected by Anson G. Phelps, and from his Christian name the 
town was called. 

The embankment for the reservoir was begun in 1845 and completed in 1846. 

The copper mills of, Ansonia were the first mills built here, the foundation* 
havino- been laid in 1844, by Almon Farrel. Donald Judson was the first president 
of the company and Sheldon Bassett was the secretary and treasurer. The Ansonia 
Brass and Copper Co. are the most extensive manufacturers in the town, and have 
several branches in the place, the upper mills being devoted to the manufacture of 
copper and the lower mills to the production of wire, besides the principal establish- 
ment on Main street. The company have also a large factory in Brooklyn. They 
manufacture large quanties of copper, brass and iron wire, kerosene sun burners, 
nickle and silver-plated sheets, brass kettles, copper tubing, etc. The operations of 
this great concern have largely added to the wealth of the town, the output exceed- 
ing in value the sum of $2,000,000 annually. 

The Birmingham Water Power is now owned by Ansonia parties. It originally 
was the property of Smith & Phelps, and subsequently belonged to Anson G. Phelps 
and was sold by his heirs to the present stockholders in 1859. 



A.NSONIA, PAST AND PRESENT. 249 

Thos. Wallcace and his sons, John, Thomas and William, established themselves 
in business in Ansonia in 1848. Extensive additions have been made to the works, 
and at this writing the plant covers an area of nearly five acres of ground. The 
chimney of this factory is the largest in the State and in its erection half a million 
bricks were used. 

At the height of eighty feet, one of the famous " Seth Thomas " town clocks is 
placed. The main buildings are of brick and stone. Brass and copper goods, pins, 
burners and many other goods are manufactured here, and the market for them is 
the world. The business is immense, and a force of 500 hands are employed in the 
works. 

The Farrel Foundry and Machine Co.'s works comprise vast buildings, and the 
concern is one of the great industrial enterprises of New England. The company 
was organized by Almon Farrel, the Colburn Bros, and others in the early history of 
the town. Their first factory Avas erected about 1846. They manufacture chilled 
rolls and many other kinds of merchandise. The products of the company are 
shipped to all parts of the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Eno-land 
Sandwich Islands and Cuba. One of the sugar mills shipped to the latter place 
within the past few years weighed 320 tons, the heaviest, perhaps, ever built. The 
stock of this company has increased from $100,000 to a market value of half a 
million dollars. 

The Osborn & Cheeseman Co. built their brass works on the ruins of the clock 
works in 1861. This concern manufactures sheet brass and brass ware, gilding 
metal, German silver, copper, German silver ware, seamless ferrules and other 
metallic goods. They have a branch establishment in Birmingham. 

The woolen mill of Ansonia was established by David W. Plumb in 1847. In 
1865 Mr. Plumb was succeeded by the Slade Woolen Company. They manufactui-e 
cassimeres, doeskins, beavers and various other fine woolen fabrics. 

The W. & L. Hotchkiss Co. carries on a large lumber, door and sash business in 
the town. 

The Ansonia Opera House, on Main street, built in 1875, is one of the finest 
brick structures in the city. It is four stories in height and has as fine a hall as any 
town in the State. 

The Ansonia Hotel was built by Lindley & Johnson in 1846. 

The Congregational church was organized in 1848, and in 1850 a church was built 
and the society as reorganized was composed of thirty-one members. The church 
was dedicated July 1, 1852. It was destroyed by fire in 1865, and the present fine 
edifice was erected and was dedicated in May following. 

The first meeting for forming an Episcopal Parish, was held November 25, 1849 
and was organized under the name of Trinity Church of Ansonia. In 1875 the 
church was rebuilt with elegant memorial windows, etc. 

The Catholic Parish of Ansonia was created in 1866, and the present Church of 
Assumption was built in 1867. 

The Baptist organization was effected June 22, 1874, with thirty-nine members. 
Their fine church building was completed in April, 1877. 

The Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1851, and the church was 
built in 1865. 

The Savings Bank of Ansonia was incorporated in 1862. 



250 ANSONIA, FAST AND PRESENT. 

In 1861 the Ansonia Bank (now a National Bank) was established. Early in 1861 
some of the leading residents of Ansonia bought the stock of the Bank of North 
America, then located at Seymour, and removed the bank to this place, changing the 
name and increasing the stock from $100,000 to 1200,000. It was reorganized under 
the National Banking laws in 1865. 

Ansonia was incorporated as a borough in May, 1864, and the charter was 
amended in 1871. The town is well supplied with water from a height sufficient to- 
extinguish fires, the supply being furnished at considerable expense by the Ansonia 
Water Co. 

The Eade Hose Co. was organized 1871, and in 1879 the borough authorities 
enlarged the building, removing the site to Main street. A hook and ladder depart- 
ment has since been added and the name changed to the Eagle Hose and Ladder 
Company. 

SOCIETIES, ETC. 

George Washington Lodge, No. 82, F. and A. M., was organized November 25, 
1886, the charter bearing date. May 18, 1857. 

Mt. Vernon Chapter, No. 35, R. A. M., was organized January, 1872; the K. of 
P., No. 24, was founded December 9, 1870, and subsequently the Temple of Honor, 
Veteran Soldiers and Sailors' Association, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Father 
Matthew T. A, B., and St. Vincent De Paul Societies were established. 

West Ansonia is separated from Ansonia by the Naugatuck River, and has a de- 
sirable and beautiful location. 

It has some fine residences, and in 1880 had a population of 1,000. It is sup- 
plied with excellent water, is well lighted, paved, etc., and has an engine and hose 
house. Evergreen Cemetery is located here, and contains the soldiers' monument. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN 

OF 



Farrel Foundry and Machine Co., Ansonia. 
— The busiuosis conducted by llie Farrel Foiuidry 
and Machine Company at Ansonia. on a scale of 
va'^t proportions, was inaugurated by Mr. Almon 
Farrel in 1848. He was succeeded by his son, 
Franklin Farrel, in this imporiant field of in- 
dustrial enterprise as President. ]\lr. E. C. 
Lewis is Treasurer, Y. E. Iloadley Secretary and 
C. F. Bliss Agent. The operations have been 
steadily increased and extended, until at present 
wriiing the concern is one of the largest engaged 
in the manufacture of heavy mill machinery" in 
the country. The large buildings of the company 
cover an urea of four acres of ground, and aie 
substantially built and thoroughly equipped with 
valuable machinery of most improved designs, 
oper^itcd by ])owerful sti am engines, and the 
business of the company annually consumes 
12,000 tons of iron, the work necessitating the 
employment of four hundred skilled workmen 
and 1m borers. 

About one-half of the business is devoted to 
the manufacture of Chilled Rolls, of all sizes and 
for all purposes. These rolls arc in almost 
every paper mill in the United States and Canada, 
and many are making paper on the Continent. A 
very large business is done in the manufacture 
of rolls for rolling metal, and this concern has 
made the largest chilled rolls ever made in this 
country, namely. 30 inches in diameter l)y 13 fei t 
long. Peihaps they are the best known ihrough 
the celebrated "Ansonia" roll, which has attained 
such prominence in the past ten years in the 
manufjicture of patent flour. As is well known 
most of the Qiiur now made is manufactured hy 
rolls instead of stone as heretofore Probably 
four-fifths of all the flour now made from rolls 
in the United Siatts is made by rolls from 
this concern. These rolls are now everywhere 
known as the "Ansonia" rolls, and are in use 
by all the leading mill furnishers of the United 
States. 

Tiieir output includes all kinds of heavy roll- 
ing machinery, general mill machines, and among 
the specialties of the company are the following": 

All kinds of machinery and work for rolling 
iron, steel, brass, copper, lead and oilier metals"; 
par er calenders with chilled iron rolls; cranes for 
railroad and shop use, of any desired capacity, of 
wood or iron ; stone breakers and ore crushers of 
the famous "Blake" pattern, with many valuable 
impr'w ments, for which patents have been 
issued to the company. Tliese crushers are 
iranufaciurc d under the superintendence of Mr. 
S. i^. iMarsden. who has been for twenty years 
connected with the manufacture of these' ma- 



chines in the United States and in England. The 
cranes used by most railroads in New Enuland 
and other parts of the country, ai-e built by this 
concern, and a large proportion of the brass and 
copper rolling mill machinery in use in this 
country. They are now building a new copper 
mill, which will be the largest in the United 
States, perhaps in the world. 

The Company are also famed as the principal 
manufaeturers of rubber machinery, calenders, 
grinders, crackers, washers, hydraulic steam 
presses, pumps, etc. The presses being made of 
all sizes, from 18 inches square to 30 feet in> 
length and 7 feet in width, and their machinery 
is used by all the principal manufacturers of 
rubber goods in this country and by many on the 
Continent. 

A large item in the great aggregate of this 
company's business, is the manufacture of sugar 
mills, vacuum pans, etc., and many sugar pro- 
ducers and refiners of Cuba. San Domingo, the 
Sandwich Islands and United States, use the 
machinery of the Farrel Foundry and Machine 
Company. They have built, among other mills, 
two of the largest that are used in Cuba, each mill 
weighing 3>0 tons, the rolls being 44 inciies in 
diameter and seven feet long on the face. The 
facilities of this Company for special work and 
heavy machinery of all kinds are unsurpassed by 
any competitors. 

The Farrel Foundry and Machine Company 
also manufacture rotary veneer machines, for 
cutting veneer from logs, with adjustable feed for 
cutting different thickness of veneers, for furni- 
ture, etc., and these machines are also adapted 
for cutting stock used for fruit baskets. Upright 
machines are also made for this purpose. 

Among other specialties are heavy lathes, plan- 
ers, and boring mills. The lathes being from 
36 inches to 54 inclits swing, planers from 6 feet 
to 8 feet wide, and boring mills from 4 feet to 18 
feet swing. 

Among the products ( f this concern we may 
also mention pullej's, balance wheels, and gearing 
of all sizes, and shafting of every description, felt- 
hardening machines, and mill shears for cutting 
bars, ingots or sheets, and wide as is the range of 
tlie company's products they excel in eveiy detail 
of their work and possess every facility and ad- 
vantage for filling orders with dispatch, and in 
the most satisfactory manner. 

The officers of the company are all men of 
large experience in bu-iness, and their worth and 
ability commends them to the confidence and 
esteem of their customers and correspondents at 
home and abroad. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ANSONIA. 



The Electrical Supply Co., Manufacturers of 
Electrical Goods, No. 17 Dey Street, New York, 
and 171 Randolph Street, Chicago; Factories, 
Ansonia, Conn. — Of the houses enyaged in the 
manufViclure of electrical goods, having a nation- 
al reputation for the superior quality of their 
product, there are none in this country more 
favorably known than the Electrical Supply Co., 
whose extensive works are located at Ansonia, 
Conn., wiih their offices and warerooms at No. 
17 Dey street, N. Y., and 171 Randolph street, 
Chicago, 111. 

This widely known company was incorporated 
in 1880, and has kept pace with the wonderful 
development made in the science as applied to 
business and domestic purposes. The plant of 
the corporation is one of the most valuable and 
complete in the United States, and their manu- 
factures include everything in the wiile range of 
telegraph, telephone, electric light, electro-plat- 
ing, and electro-magnetic supplies, annunciators, 
call bells, burglar alarms, thermostats, watch- 
man's registers, clocks, etc., the output including 
the latest and most useful inventions and iin 
provements in everything pertaining to this class 
of merchandise. The company occupy a large 
building four stories in height and 40x125 feet in 
dimensions, with an annex 30x90 feet in size for 
manufacturing purposes, the costly machinery 
with which the worKs are fully equipped being 
operated by a steam engine of 100 horse power. 
A force of from seventy-five to eighty compe 
tent electricians and skilled workmen are em- 
ployed in the different departments, and the fa- 
cilities of the company for supplying every requi- 
site for electrical purposes, of superior excel 
lence, at minimum rates, are complete and satis- 
factory in every particular. 

A handsomely illustrated catalogue and price 
list is furnished on application, and the repuia- 
tion of the company's manufactures and the busi- 
ness methods and worth of the manngement have 
always commanded the confidence of correspond- 
ents abroad and customers at home. 

The officers of the company are: President, 
Thos. Wallace; Secretary, Thos. Wallace, Jr.; 
Treasurer, Thos. W. Bryant. 

The president and secretary are natives of Con- 
necticut and are residents of Ansonia. The in- 
telligence and executive ability which character- 
izes the conduct of affairs, gives promi-e of in- 
creased usefulness and continued prosperity of 
this reliable, representative concern. 

R. N. Johnquest & Co., Jewelers and Opti- 
cians, 24 Main Street, Ansonia. — It is only a few 
years since the greater portion of jewelry was 
imported; but now, however, even better articles 
can be manufactured here. 

A prominent Ansonia concern engaged in thi- 
line of trade, is the enterprising establishment <>f 
K M. Johnquest & Co.. Jewelers and Opticians, 
No. 24 Main street. This business was estab- 
lished in Oct. 1882. Their store is large and is 
most eligibly located. Here is a very fine stock 
of Jewelry of the best workmanship and artistic 
design, embracing ladies' sets and pins of every 
descl'iption, precious stones, watches, clocks and 
silverware. Mr. Johnquest is a practical Opti- 
cian. Watch repairing is satisfactorily done at 
the lowest prices. 



Since its establishment in 1882 this house has 
achieved the success due to the business tact 
Mr. Johnquest ha'^ always manifested. He is a 
native of Massachusetts. 

Wallace & Sons, Brass and Copper Rolling 
Mills, Ansonia. — The wonderful results follow- 
ing in the wake of the establishment of extensive 
manufacturing enterprises in any section, are 
manifest in the surprising and rapid growth of 
Ansonia, which in a few yeiu-s, by reason <jf the 
inauguration of large industries, has grown from 
village proportions to those of a flourishing city. 
Among the vast intere-ts which have produced 
this change, there are few as important as that 
of the Brass and Copper Rolling Mills of Messrs. 
Wallace & Sons, whose offices ;md warerooms are 
located at 89 Chambers and 71 Reade St., N. Y., 
and whose extensive works are at Ansonia. The 
large, massive buildings of the Messrs. Wallace 
cover an area of six acres, and are doubtless 
the largest and most complete of the kind in the 
United States. The business inaugurated in 
1847, by Mr. Thomas AVallace, at Birmingham, 
has attainwl most colossal propcn-tions. The 
firm manufacture copper rivets and burs, rolled 
brass, sheet bra-<s, tubing, door rails, brass and 
copper wire, jack cliauis and brass ferrules, 
Blake's belt studs, stair rods, percussion caps, 
escutcheon pins, copper tacks and nails, Bax- 
ter's wrenches, sheet and soldering copper, brass 
nuts, brass strainer cloths, stair plates and every 
variety of lamp burner; and in every part of the 
world the firm are famous tor the superior qual- 
ity of their products. The Messrs. Wallace & 
Sons are agents for the United States Cartridge 
Co. of Lowell, Mass., and make a specialty of 
cai fridge and shotgun shells, in which they sur- 
pass all competition in the United Slates. 

Illustrated cataloirues are furnished on appli- 
cation by mail or otherwise, and the house is one 
with which it is desirable to form business rela- 
tions. 

A force of between 600 and 700 men are em- 
ployed in the works, and for nearly a quarter of 
a century the firm has been one of the leading 
manufacturing houses in their special line in the 
country. 

F. J. Reynolds, Practical Plumber, 23 Main 
Street, Ansonia. — The Plumbing business is ex- 
ten-ively carried on in Ansonia by Mr. F. J. 
Reynolds, who is located at 23 Main street, and 
is a practical and thorough workman in all kinds 
of sanitary and house plumbing. He carries also 
a complete assortment of [)lunil)ers' supplies. 

Mr. Rejmolds, who has enjoyed twelve years' 
experience, established hiuKselt at his present loca- 
tion in 1880, and is regarded as a leading repre- 
sentative in this neighborhood. His successful 
and increasing business necessitates the employ- 
ment of three skilled workn»en, and every order 
is promptly and efficiently attended to. The 
favorable i)rices and the t-kill iiisplayed in all 
w rk combine to make this establishment one in 
which the utmost confidence can be placed. 

Mr Reynolds is a native of New Haven, is 
genial and affable in his dealings with the public 
and highly esteemed ar, an enterprising, energetic 
young man. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ANSONIA. 



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Edward Carter & Son, Brass Founders and 
Finisht-rs nf Brass, Bronze and other Finishin.si;s, 
Ausoiiia. — With a full knowledge of every detail 
of his iiiiportaut woik, Mr. Edward Carter t s- 
tablishtd himself in business in Ansonia in 1858, 
and wiih the remarkable gmwlh of the town as 
a manufacturing cente', he hus kept even pace, 
lu 18S0 he associated with himself in the busi- 
ness hi-i son, Mr. E. L. Carter, a J'oung man of 
energy and push, and a skilled and experienced 
brass founder, and on a large scale the firm are 
now conducting a flourishing businef-s. The 
Messrs. Carters' foundry is a substantial two- 
story building 35x70 feel in dimensions, and it 
is equipjied with every facility and appliance for 
their important work 

A force of experiesced workmen are employed 
in the establishment, and thewoik turned out 
possesses the highest degree of excellence. 

Brast castings of every description are made, 
and brass and bronze finishings are executed in 
the most satisfactory manner, and in all Iheir 
eKgagemeuts the Messrs. Carter are prompt, oblig 
ing and responsible. The father was born in 
New Britain and his son in Ansonia, and are en- 
ergetic, industrious artisans, giving to every 
detail of their work their constant personal super- 
vision, Mild their wortii inspii'es fullest confidence 
and lias firmly established them in the high re- 
gard of all with whom they have been brought 
into business relations. 

John B. Gardner and Son, Manufacturers of 
Clock Dials, and all kinds of Clock Tiimmiugs, 
Ansonia — In supplying the dials used in most of 
the clock factories in this section famous for the 
number ani excellence of this class of produc- 
tions, the house above named has for many 
years largely contributed to the substantial 
giowih and prosperity of Ansonia. The busi 
ness was inaugurated in 1857 by Mr. John B. 
Gardner, wlio, in 1880, ass >ciatedvvith himself in 
business his son, Mr. Slurg' s G Gardn( r, and on 
a most extensive scale the business has been suc- 
cesslully conducted from its inception. 

The extensive works of the firm comprise two 
floors of the larue Gardner Block, 41)3>< i\Iain 
street, and ihe establishment is most tiioroughly 
equipped throughout with improved and valuable 
machinery driven by steam and wa er. A force 
of from 80 to 100 skilled operatives are em|)loyed 
in the works, and the fame of the house for the 
su erior styles and quality of its productions is 
coextensive with the limits of clock manufacture 
in this country. 

The Messrs. Gardner manufacture all kinds of 
clock dials and trimmings, including scale dials 
and sash, bra>-s and nickel mattings and trim- 
mings for cabinet pictures, frames, etc., and the 
beauty of design and perfection of workmanship 
of this firm has long commanded the conimentla- 
tion of clock manufacturers in all parts of the 
Uniti d Slates. In everj' regard Messrs. Ganlner 
successfully compete with any manufacturers in 
their line at h 'me and abroad, and their trade, 
which extends to all pans of America and many 
foreign countries, under most sag-icious manage- 
ment has attained great proporiions 

The Messrs. Gardner are C 'nnecticut men by 
birth and are recognized as successful manufac 
turers and influential citizens. 



Thos. Thompson, Dealer in Stoves, Ranges, 
House-Furnishing Goods, Repairing, etc., 112 
Main St., Ansonia. — There is no other country in 
the world in which such enterprise and mechani- 
cal injjenuity are devoted to the manufacture 
and invention of house furnishing goods as is the 
case in the United Slates; and the result of this 
( ondition of affairs is evid<'nt to all in the enor- 
mous variety and high order of merit of such 
goods on the market. 

Mr. Thos. Thompson, of No. 113 Main street^ 
is one ol the most enterprising and best known 
dealers in house furnishing goods in Ans<mia, 
anil his stock of wringers and other household 
ai^pbances is most complete and satislactory. 
He also deals largely in stoves and ranges, hand- 
ing ihe most popular and ec<momical styles, and 
fully warranting any article in this line which 
leaves his establishment, if it is only given proper 
care and useil according to directions. Mr. 
Thompson started in business twelve years ago, 
but came to Ansonia in 1879, and during the past 
twelve years has met with most gratifying but 
desi-rved success. He has shown great enterprise 
and ability in attending to and anticipating the 
wants of his customers. 

We mir t nol forget to mention that lock and 
gun smiihing form a prominent feature of his 
liusiness. In lamp and crockery goods and cut- 
lery also a heavy trade is done; and, in short, 
about every article needt d in the house-furnish- 
ing line may be had of him, at prices which 
will bear comparison with those of any other 
house. 

F. B. Pope & Sons, Manufacturers and Deal- 
ers in Light Carriages, corner Tremont and Fac- 
tory Strtets, Ansonia. — The manulactureof light 
carriages of superir qiality was cnmmenced in 
Ansonia by Mr. F. B. Pope in 1876, and the 
firm as at present constituted succeeded to the 
business iu 1886. 

The factory and repository of the Messrs. Pope 
are located at the corner of Tremont and Fac- 
tory streets, and comprise a large three-story 
building 70x80 feet in dimensions, and a two- 
sloiy carriage repositoiy for finished work. 

The Jbrmer is supplii d with the best improved 
machinery for intended purposes, and twenty 
experienced cairiage buihlers, painters-, etc., are 
em|)loyed in the manutacture of the most stylish 
and serviceable light carriages of every descrip- 
tion, and the reputation of the firm for first-class 
work and reliable vehicles of the most desirable 
styles extends far beyond State limits, the trade 
of the house reaching to all parts of Connecticut 
and adjoining States. 

The Messrs. Pope's establishment is the most 
complete in this part of the c unty. They have 
at all times a large stock of finished vehicles for 
sale, and at prices which cannot fail to give sat- 
islaction. They supply the best and most reli- 
abb' carriages that money can purchase or men 
desiie. 

Messrs. Fred. J., H. N. and E. L! Pope are 
the individual members of this live and success- 
ful firm. They are gentlemen of sterling busi- 
ness worth, all practical carriage builders of 
years experience, and possess every facility to 
compete with any manufacturers in their line in 
New England. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ANSONIA. 



Jno. L. Lindiey, Insurance Agent, No. 52 
Main Street, Ansonia. — In our day it is mani 
festly tlie pivrt of prudence to "divide risks," 
wlieu effecting a large amount of insLU-ance, as 
the surest safeguard against loss is to obtain pol- 
cies in a number of the best companies. But 
the facilities possessed by those desiring insu- 
rance, for ascertaining the status of companies 
doing business in their locality, are not always 
the best, and they largely rely on the underwrit- 
ers having agencies in their midst. In Mr. 
Jno. L. Lindiey, No. 52 Main street, property 
owners find a reliable and competent underwriter. 
He is the authorized agent for the jEtna and 
Phcenix of Hartford; the Hartford Fire, and 
Hariford Co. Mutual Fire; the Springlield Fire 
and Marine; the Commercial Union; Imperial, 
of London; Northern Assurance; British Ameri- 
can; the Home and the Citizens of New York; 
tiie German American, and the Insurance Co. of 
North America; and aUo represents the Travel- 
ers "Life and Accident" Company. This is truly 
a list of undoubted excellence, guaranteeing cer- 
tain indemnity in the event of loss, and in these 
reliable corporations JMr. Lindiey effects insu- 
rance on property or life at minimum rates of 
premium and to any reasonable amount. The 
public can always depend upon liberal treatment 
at this agency, both' in the matter of low rates 
and prompt payment of all losses. 

Mr. Limiley is a native of Derby, Conn., and 
has been the Postmaster of Ansonia since April 
23, 1885. 

Mr. Lindiey is in the prime of life and pos- 
sesses in a marked measure the business qualities 
which inspire confidence and insure success. 



Henry C. Cook, Gardner's Block, Ansonia, 
Manufacturer of Presses, Small Lathes, Dies, 
Punches, Models, etc. — As supplementary to the 
extensive manufacturing interests of southwest- 
ern Connecticut, Mr. Henry C. Cook has for five 
years pa-^t occupied a prominent position in busi 
ness circles in Ansonia, and his machine works 
in Gardnei's Block, Main street, are one of the 
leading sources of supply for those requiring 
presses, dies, small lathes, models, punclies, and 
mechanical work in this section. His shop is 
30x50 feet in dimensions, and is equipped in the 
most complete manner with improved machinery, 
operated by steam, and a force of eight skilled 
workmen are employed in the establishment. 

(Mr. Cook is an expert mechanical engineer, 
and has every facility and the requisite skill to 
supply all kinds of presses, lathes and small ma- 
chinery of the best workmanship and materials 
at reasonable prices. He gives prompt attention 
to machine jobbing, and orders are executed with 
dispatch and in the most accurate and satisfac- 
tory manner. 

Experimental machinery is built and special 
work is executed satisfactorily, and confidence 
universally obtains in the judgment and skill of 
this master artisan. 

Mr. Cook is a native of Connecticut, and his 
many years' practical experience has enabled him 
to fill an important place in the industrial inter- 
ests of Ansonia, and his services are in constant 
requisition among the manufacturers. 



Jno. Lindiey & Son, Dealers in Furniture, 
Carpets, Oil Cloths, Mattings; also, Furnishing 
Undertakers, 92 and 94 Main Street, Ansonia. — 
The oldest established and one of the most largely 
patronized concerns in Ansonia dealing in Furni- 
ture, Carpets, etc., is that conducted by 
Messrs Jno. Lindiey & Son. This well-known 
Ansonia business enterprise was founded in 1858, 
by Mr. Jno. Lindiey, and when twenty years 
later, his son, Mr. Geo. E. Lindiey, was admitted 
to the firm, its style was changed to that which it 
is at present — Jno. Lindiey & Son. This house 
bears a deservedly high reputation in Ansonia 
and vicinity for the uniform excellence of its 
goods and the low prices at which they are sold. 

In addition to its furniture department, the 
house carries on a very large Imsiness as Furnish- 
ing Undertakers, all the latest and most improved 
facilities being employed in carrying on this 
branch of its operations, among which may be 
mentioned two of the finest hearses in Ansonia. 
Mr. L., senior, was born in Oxford, Conn., but 
has resided here since 1845; Mr. L. junior, was 
born in Ansonia; they number many old friends 
among iheir customers. A very fine assortment 
of the latest designs in furniture and carpets may 
be seen at their warerooms, which are some 60x 
120 feet in dimensions, as well as many new 
and desirable articles in the way of Oil Cloths, 
Mattings, Window Shades, Lambrequins, etc. All 
goods will be found to be strictly as represented. 

T. P. Terry & Son, Dealers in Stoves, Fur- 
naces and Ranges, Crockery, China, Glassware, 
etc., 40 Main Street, Ansonia. — Among Anso- 
nia's representative houses dealing in Stoves, 
Furnaces, Ranges, etc., none perhaps occupy a 
more advanced position than that to which this 
has reference. The business of this concern was 
originally establi.^hed in 1858, by Theo. P. Terry, 
the present senior partner, who admitted his son 
as partner in 1882; and during the twenty-nine 
years of its existence, by reason of the enterprise 
and thorough methods of those controlling its 
affairs, its trade connections have steadily in- 
creased, the firm selling fully as many goods as 
other similar concerns in town. The premises 
occupied consist of a fine store 45x70 feet in di- 
mensions, located at No. 40 Main street, used as 
a salesroom and a storeroom, these are commodi- 
ous and spacious, and well adapted for the proper 
c-rrying on of the large business transacted. At 
this establishment will be found a complete and 
carefully selected assortment of Stoves, Fur- 
naces and Ranges, also a full line of Crockery, 
CUiina and Glassware, Tinware and House Fur- 
nishings, also Gas and Kerosene Fixtures of the 
newest designs. Orders are also taken for tin- 
ning, plumbing, steam and gas fitting in all its 
branches, and attended to in a pi'ompt and satis- 
factory manner. Everything dealt in by T. P. 
Terry & Son is of the very best make, material 
and finish, his connections with the leadingman- 
ufaclurers l)eing of such a nature that thej'' are 
enabled to offer their patrons facilities which are 
not possessed by every similar concern. 'I he 
trade transacted is retail and custom and is very 
large. The members of the firm are Messrs. 
Theo. P and his son, F. T. Terry, both natives 
of Ccmnecticut, and are gentlemen of energy and 
ability. 



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The Osborne & Cheesman Co., Manufacturers 
of ISheet Brass and Biass Goods, Ansonia. — An 
influential and notably successful enterprise, is 
that of The Osborne & Cheesman Co., manufac- 
turers of Sheet Brass and Brass Ware, Ansonia, 
and for more than twenty years it has been a large 
contributor to the great aggregate of Industry 
which has given to the town her preeminence as 
a manufacturing center. 

The Osborne & Cheesman Co. was organized 
and incorporated in 1866, and on a scale of most 
important proportions the business has been con- 
ducted with marked success from the beginning. 
The extensive works of the concern occupy the 
site of the Ansonia Clock Works, which were 
destroyed by fire in 1854. The original building 
was erected in 1861, and is a substantial brick 
structure, three stories hitih, 50x200 feet in di- 
mensions, and an extensive three-story addition 
has since been erected, covering an areaof40x 
280 feet. The extensive operalTons of the com- 
pany necessitate the employment of 600 opera- 
tives, and the output is very large annually in 
value. The company manufacture immense 
quantities of sheet brass and brass goods, gilding 
metal and German silver, seamless ferrules, brass 
and copper wire, brass chains, suspender, garter 
and belt buckles, skirt materials, suspender and 
garter webbings, plumbers' and smokers' articles, 
wrought brass bolts, shoe and corset laces and 
eyelets, brass tubing, rods and drawn brass strips, 
etc., and a brisk demand for the productions of 
the Osborne & Cheesman Co. exists in all parts 
of the United States and comes from many for- 
eign parts The great facilities of the company 
for supplying merchandise of every description 
in the wide range of their manufactures at low 
prices, and for executing special work with dis- 
patclj, make this a desirable source of supply for 
jobbers and manufacturers everywhere, and the 
standing of the company on 'change at home and 
abroad, has established the house in every section. 
The ofScers of the Company are — President, 
W. F. Osborne; Treasurer, G. W. Cheesman; 
Secretary, C. D. Cheesman. They are all busi- 
ness men of exceptional energy and abi ity, and 
possess in a remarkable degree tliose qualities 
which distinguish the representative, successful 
leaders of important industry in the United 
States. 



The Hill Knitting Co., Manufacturers of Under- 
wear, Ansonia.— In every signification of the 
term this is one of the successful, representative 
industries of Ansonia, a town wiiose growth as a 
manufacturing center has been remarkable, du- 
ring the past quarter of a century. 

The Company was incorporated and began 
business here in 1883, and from its inception its 
affairs have been conducted with that energy 
and tact whicli always deserves and almost inva- 
riably secures success. 

The works of the Hill Knitting Company are 
very complete and extensive, and comprise a 
large four-story building 50x160 feet in dimen- 
sions, equipped most tlioroughly w^ith the best 
and latest improved machinery, operated by 
steam and water. The Company en)ploys fifty 
operatives in the manufacture of fine woolen 
shirts and drawers for men, of superior quality. 



and the steady demand for the entire out-put of 
the concern is unmistakable evidence of the su- 
perior excellence of the manufactures. 

The Company make only the finest grades of 
full-fashioned underwear, and most zealously 
maintain the reputation of their merchandise, 
and the trade of the Company has attained pro- 
portions of great magnitude and is steadily ex- 
tending. 

Mr. Chas. L. Hill is the President and Treas- 
urer and Mr. Frederick Bolton is the Secretary 
of this reliable Company. They are both natives 
of Connecticut, and are eminently qualified for 
successfully conducting the important operations 
of the corporation. 



The Dayton House, ]\Iain Street, E. Freeman, 
Proprietor. — Tlie thriving town of Ansonia cau 
ceitainly boast of a thoroughly first-class hotel 
in the Dayton House, which tor many years has 
been the leading hostelry in this section. 

The building is a large four-si ory structure 60 
feet in front by 100 feet in depth, with a two- 
story ell 60x100 feet in size. The house is re- 
plete with every convenience and requisite for 
the comfort of guests, steam healing apparatus 
and every modern improvement having been 
lately introduced. The house throughout is ele- 
gantly furnished, and fifty large rooms are pro- 
vided for the accommodation of patrons. The 
Cfirte de menu includes everj'^ seasonable delicacy 
and all the luxuries and substantials obtainable 
in the markets, and tlie manner of service is all 
that could be desired by the most fastidious. 

Mr Freeman has been proprietor of the Day- 
ton for only a tew months, but brings to the 
management of the establisliment a ripe experi- 
ence. He has for years been the proprietor of 
both the Beach House and the Sea View Hotel 
at Savin Rock, West Haven, and is widely 
known as a popular and successful landlord and 
competent host. He is ever zealous for the wel- 
fare and happiness of his guests, and all who 
have enjoyed his hospitality have a grateful re- 
membrance of his worth. 



G. B. Boutwell, Dentist, Ofiice over Johnson 
& Hotchkiss' hardware store, Ansonia. — With 
otfices in Ansonia and Seymour, Dr. G. B. Bout- 
well has for many years suceessfuliy conducted 
a large practice as a surgeon dentist, and he has 
for many years been a recognized leader in his 
profession in southwestern Connecticut. 

Dr. Boutwell's useful career covers a period 
of thirty years, and at this writing he is doubt- 
less the oldest and one of the most successful 
practitioners in New Haven County. 

His office in Ansonia is centrally located on 
Main street, over Johnson & Hotchkiss' hard- 
ware store, and like that in Beecher's Block in 
Seymour, is a model of taste and completeness. 

Dr. Boutwell's long experience has made him 
an expert in both surgical dentistry and mechan- 
ical work, and his skill and worth liave long 
since established him in a large practice and in 
the confidence of his patients and the general 
public. 

He is a native of Massachusetts, and one of the 
influential and estimable citizens of Ansonia. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF ANSONIA. 



A. Martinez, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
Cigars, Tobacco and Smokers' Articles, No. 80 
Main St., Ansonia — In every department of in 
dustry and trade, there are tiiose who, by rea«<)ii 
of especial adaptation or a long experience in 
business, surpass all competition and c<jmmand 
the bulk of patronage of a city or section. From 
both these causes the subject of this notice has 
for years enjoyed pre eminence among the exten- 
sive dealers in tobacco and cigars in Ansonia, and 
has for yenrs been tlie leader in this channel o! 
trade in this part of the State. 

Mr. Martinez is a thorouglily expert judge of 
tobacco, and a practical cigar maker of many 
years' experience, and established himself in 
business here in 1876 as a wholesale and retail 
dealer in tobacco and cigars, wiih liis factory 
and store-room centrally located at No. 80 Main 
street. 

The premises have a front on Main street of 
30 feet, and are 40 feet in depth, with work- 
rooms in tlie rear, where a force of skilled work- 
men are employed in the manufacture of cigars 
of fine and medium grades. The brands of Mr. 
Martinez are popular with the trade and smokers 
generally, and the demand for them is constant 
and increasing. 

This reliable dealer carries in stock a large and 
select assortment of imported and domestic 
cigars, and a full line of pipes, to'^'acco and 
smokers' articles generally, and the facilities oi 
Mr. Martinez for supplying dealers and the gen- 
eral public with reliable goods of standard 
excellence, at low prices, are unsurpassed by 
any competitors in this section of th>i State. He 
is a live, progressive business man, and has 
desei"vedly won his gratifying success. 

In the main shop, on Beaver street, twenty-one 
are employed, anil this is the largest shop in this 
internal revenue district. 

Fred. Letsche, Merchant Tnilor, Water Sti'eet, 
Ansonia. — One of the leading Merchant Tailoring 
firms here is that of Mr. Fred. Letsche, whose 
large and elegant store is located on Water stree'. 

Mr. Letsche established his business in 1882, 
which lias annually increased, having become the 
finest in Ansonia. He occupies large and com 
modioiis quarters 24x70 feet in dimensions, which 
are finely fitted up for the reception of patrons. 



The trade of the merchant tailor is one which re- 
quires skill in all its branches. This Mr. Letsche 
possesses, owing to his long experience and the 
cImss of customers who have always patronized 
him. He has always in stock a large assortment 
of goods of latest pattern in donustic woolens, 
also fine imported cloths, embracing diagonals, 
cassimeres, suitings, cheviots, beavers, broad- 
cloths, etc , which are made up at moderate 
prices. 

Six skilled workmen are employed under the 
personal supervision of Mr. Letsche. Satisfac- 
tion is guaranteed in cut and fit. All garments 
are trimmed and made in a most desirable man- 
ner, and orders are attended to at shoit notice. 
His putions include the best class of customers, 
and ins twenty years' experience makes this house 
one of the most celebrated of its kind. 

Mr. Letsche is a native of Germany, a genial 
and reliable business man, with whom it is a 
pleasure to deal. 



F. K. Cook, Dealer in Groceries and Provis- 
ions, 45 and 47 Main Street, Ansonia. — One of the 
most liberally patronized of our Ansonia grocery 
and provision stores is the one so successfully 
carried on by Mr. F. K. Cook, at Nos. 45 and 47 
Main street. 'I'his business was established by 
F K. Cook & Co. seven years ago. At the end 
of six months, however, Mr. F. K. Cook became 
sole proprietor A fine double store is occupied 
covering an area of 40.\60 feet, and emjiloyment 
is given to several capable assistants. The busi- 
ness is exclusively retail, but under the manage- 
ment of its present proprietor it has reached vast 
proportions, as may be judged fnnn the figures 
given above. Mr F K. Cook is a dealer in 
choice family groceries, beef, pork, lard, hams, 
mutif)n, poultry and a full line of salt meas, vege- 
tables and pniduce. Mr. Cook's stock of meats 
is alwjiys a carefully selected one, and is offered 
at the lowest prices which can be afforded, the 
quality of the goods being considered. Mr. Cook 
is a native of Connecticut, and is a live, pushing, 
bu-iness man, neatness being one of the most 
prondnent features of his store. He has a very 
large circle of friends a-ide from those made in a 
business way, and deservedly ranks high among 
our citizens. 



DERBY. 



This township, including within its limits the towns of Derby, Ansonia and 
Birmingham, comprises a peninsula formed between the Naugatuck and Ousatonic 
rivers, the centre being about nine miles from New Haven and thirteen miles from 
Bridgeport, with communication by the New Haven and Derby railroad with the 
former place, and by the Naugatuck railroad with Bridgeport. 

The surface of the country on the Ousatonic is elevated, with hills, descending 
gradually toward the Naugatuck, to the site of Birmingham. 

The land north of Birmingham has from earliest times been called " The Neck," 
and to the north of this the land is hilly, "Great Hill" being the most elevated and 
commanding a fine view of the Sound and adjacent country. 

The Naugatuck River runs south through the town and on the western boundary 
the Ousatonic flows southeast, and after its junction with the Naugatuck below 
Derby, forms a beautiful stream, navigable for steamers and other craft drawing 
less than twelve feet of water. 

The town was incorporated in 1720, and originally extended from Two-Mile 
Brook, northward a distance of twelve miles, with a width on the northern boundary 
of seven-and-a-half miles, and near the southern line about two-and-a-half miles in 
width, a total area of about 14,000 acres. This territory has been since reduced 
about one-half. 

In 1642, four years after the settlement of New Haven, four workmen were 
employed in building a trading house in the territory now known as Derby, and 
then called Paugasuck by the Indians and Paugassett by the English. In 1675 the 
court granted the people the privileges and rights of a plantation, and the name 
Derby was given to the settlement. Twelve families at that time resided on the 
plantation. Rev. John Burns, who had preached here for several years, was settled 
here at this date. 

Derby was the first inland settlement made in Naugatuck Valley and its growth 
was gradual. The people suffered severely from King Philip's war, the progress of 
the settlement being greatly retarde<l. 

At a town meeting held August 29, 1681, it was agreed to give £20 and twenty 
acres of land for tlie establishment of a grist-mill, and the settlers further agreed to 
construct a dam. The mill was located on Beaver Brook, about a half-mile east of 
the Congregational church at Ansonia. It remained here for forty years when a 
new one was built on Old River. 



258 DERBY, PAST AND PRESENT. 

On the 22d of November, 1681, it was decided by a vote of the people to build 
a meeting-house at Squabble Hole, and the building was completed about one year 
later. It was twenty-eight feet long and twenty feet wide and resembled a low 
"barn. The townsmen of Derby Avere authorized on the 29th of September, IVOl, to 
procure a schoolmaster for the town, and fixed his pay the same as that received by 
the town constable. A Air. James was engaged to teach reading and writing from 
December 14, 1703, to the end of April, 1704, for forty shillings for the term. 

The second meeting-house in Derby was erected in 1721 and 1722, and about 
this time " Sabbaday " houses were authorized, to which people attending church 
repaired at noon to eat their dinners and warm themselves in winter, there being no 
provision for fires in the meeting-houses at this day. 

The first "Church of England" was established in 1737, and the entire expense 
•of the building was borne by eight men. 

The charter for the Naugatuck railroad was granted in 1845 and was amended 
in 1847 and again in 1848. The contract for building the road from Bridgeport to 
Winsted was awarded February, 1848, and in April following the work was begun. 
The first fifteen miles were completed the 15th of May, 1849, and for the first time 
Derby was connected by rail with the outside world. 

The Naugatuck Valley is famed for its varied and beautiful scenery. At High 
Rock, a little distance above Beacon Falls, the scenery is notably Avild and 
picturesque. Castle Rock, just below Seymour, on the west side of the river, is 200 
feet in height and barren of trees or shrubbery, and Rock Rimnion, above Seymour, 
rises to the height of 400 feet. High Rock Grove is a favorite place for picnic and 
pleasure parties. At Sherman's Grove a beautiful mountain stream falls down the 
hillside, forming beautiful cascades. 

The floods and ice gorges in the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers were 
formerly terribly destructive of life and property. In 1853 the Avater rose in the 
Naugatuck to a height of seventeen feet and seven inches, and in 1841 it was higher 
by one foot. In 1841 it carried away the new bridge at Ansonia. Houses, barns, 
railroad bridges and factories were swept away, and some loss of life was also 
occasioned. February 9tb, 1857, the damages by flood to Derby was $125,000. 



BIRMINGHAM. 



The establishment of Birmingham as a village dates back to 1834, and two years 
later Second street was laid out. In July, 1836, it contained twenty dwellings, 
three stores, and a factory for the manufacture of sheet copper and copper Avire, 
besides an auger factory, carriage spring and axle works, nail and tack and flannel 
mills wei-e contemplated, and about this time a steamboat began running to and 
from New York. 

Sheldon Smith, the founder of the town of Birmingham, Avas the first successful 
manufacturer in Derby. 

The Birmingham reservoir Avas begun September 1, 1883, and is now the motive 
poAver for some of the leading industries of the place. 



BIRMINGHAM, PAST AND PRESENT. 259 

Shelton, named after the self-sacrificing and energetic pioneer, Edward N. 
Sbelton, soon afterwai'ds received an impetus and large factories were erected. 

The Star Pin Company, one of the greatest and most successful industries of 
Shelton, was organized in 1860 and Radcliffe Bros, began the manufacture of cotton 
hosiery here in 1874. The Beardsley Building Co., was established in 1879, and the 
Derby Cotton Mills were erected the same or the following yeai*. 

In 1840 Birmingham boasted of twenty-one dwellings, two or three factories and 
several stores, but as yet no churches or school-houses had been built. 

Charles Atwood was one of the few who ventured to inaugurate manufacturing 
business in Birmingham. He invented a machine for wool carding, but received no 
benefits from his invention. He discovered a method of making steel pins, and 
started a factory in the town, and after having discovered the process for making 
German silver, he added the manufacture of spoons to his business. He also 
invented a machine for making hooks and eyes, which soon took the lead in the 
market. George Kellogg, the father of the great prima donna, was a stepson of Mr. 
Atwood. He also invented a pin machine, which is now in general use, 

Abraham Hawkins, a native of Derby, started blacksmithing in 1836, and a year 
later, in partnership with his brother William, began the manufacture of carriage 
axles and springs. 

This was the beginning of the manufacture of iron and steel products in 
Birmingham, an industry which has since attained most important proportions. 
Hawkins Bros, and Henry Atwater of New Haven built the Birmingham Iron and 
Steel Works in lS45'-7, and subsequently formed a joint-stock company. 

The Fiist Methodist Episcopal church in Birmingham was erected in 1836, and 
lias since been greatly enlarged and improved. 

In 1836 Messrs. S. and S. M. Colburn, twin brothers, from Westville, Conn., 
located in Birmingham, and formed a co-partnership with their brother. Dr. Josiah 
N. Clark, Mr. Sheldon Bassett being subsequently added to the firm. In 1850 they 
formed a joint-stock company, and Avere organized and incorporated under the name 
and style of the Birmingham Iron Foundry. 

Tiie Derby Savings Bank was chartered 1846, and the Manufacturers' Bank 
was incorporated tAvo years later. 

The Congregational church was organized July 30th, 1845, and their building 
was dedicated January 4, 1846. It was enlarged in 1859, at which time the parson- 
age was built. 

King Hiram Lodge, F. and A. M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Mass., 
January 3, A. L. 5783, A. D. 1783. 

Valley Lodge, K. of P., No. 14, was organized March 4, 1870. 

In Octobei-, 1841, Ousatonic Lodge, No. 6, I. O. of O. F., was chartered, and 
Excelsior Encampment, No. 18, was established here shortly afterwards. 

St. Mary's (Catholic) cliurch was erected 1845. In 1851 Birmingham was in- 
corporated as a borough. In 1859 the charter was granted for water works, and a 
plentiful supply of pure water is now furnished with a fall of 200 feet. The town 
has now three well-organized fire companies. 

The Ousatonic Water Company was organized December, 1866, and built the 
lai'ge dam across the Ousatonic River, which was completed in October, 1870. It is 
a substantial structure constructed of larcje blocks of o-ranite laid in cement. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN" 



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Birmingham Iron Foundry, Birmiiigliaiii. — 
The wide range of the manufactures and the 
quality and volume of its output has long ranked 
the concern as one of tiie principal sources of 
manufacturers' supplies. The extensive Avorks 
are the outgrowth of the plant established here 
by the Messrs. Colhurn and ISh( Idon Bassett over 
fifty years ago. The company was organized 
and inGorporated under the present name and 
style in 1850. 

The numerous buildings of the company cover 
an area of about six acres, and llie est^iblishment 
throughout is a model of completeness in its 
equipment and appointments. The valuable 
machinery is driven by steam power and a forcf 
of about 200 workmen are employed in the vari- 
ous departments. 

The facilities of the company for special work 
and the great variety and standard quality of 
their stock on hand for immediate wants, makes 
this a popular and desirable concern with which 
to place orders, and the trade of the company 
has in consequence developed immense propor- 



tions, and extends to all 
parts of the United States 
and many foreign mar- 
kets. 

The management com- 
bines all the executive 
-~ and business qualities es- 
sential to success, and in 
':<j| the methods of the officers 
^-■sSj and their wortii the fullest 
'^^ ^ confidence exists among 
"?1 cu>tomersand correspond- 
- I"'-- ents at home and abroad. 
,.o*^^ The output comprises 
all kinds of chilled and 
sand rolLs, and rolling mill 
and rubber machinery of 
evtry description, includ- 
ing blooming, rail, mer- 
chant, steel, rod, wire, 
and paper mills, wire drawing benches, shears, 
punelus, presses, squeezers, rolling maciiinesfor 
gun barrels, hoes, picks, etc. Cornish crushers, 
special machinery for br;iss mills, calenders, 
washers and grinders, upper and soling machines, 
and embossing calenders; belt, bell and mould 
presses; stationary and rotary heaters; vulcan- 
izers, tubing, cloth cjeaning and varnishmg ma- 
chines, cloth diyers, pumps, accumulators, en- 
graved rolls, wire nail machines, hand and power 
wire cranes, lij'draulic presses, McCoy patent 
mill pinions, shafting, hangers, pulleys jiearing, 
castings, etc., in iron and brass of every descrip- 
tion. 

In 1865, at which date Mr. Sheldon Bassett 
died, Mr. Royal M. Bassett was elected presi- 
dent of the corporation, a position which he hat 
since filled with distingnislied ability. 

The New York office is located at No. 95 Lib- 
erty street. 

The officers are: Royal M. Bas'ett, President; 
Theodores. Bassett, Treasurer; Keury F. Wan- 
ning, Secretary. 



LEADING BUSINE8R MEN OF BIRMINGHAM. 



261 




The Sterling Company, R. W. Blake, Gen- 
eral Manager. New York Office and Ware- 
rooms, Nos. 7 and 9 West Fourteenth Street. 
Factories, Derby, Conn. — The wonderful suc- 
cess of the Sterlino; Organ Company, in estab 
lishing their instruments as the equals of any 
and superior to most in use, is scarcely to be 
wondert-d at when it is remembered that for 
many years the best talent has been emplo} ed 
and great expense has been incurretl in pt^rftct- 
ing their organs, and the highest degree of excel 
lence having been attained, the company's pres 
ent facilities are taxed to the utmost to supply 
the demand for their product. To meet tiiis 
steadily increasing demand, still further improve- 
ment in tlie works and an increase in the num- 
ber of employees is contemplated in the near 
future. The building of these organs whs com 
Dienccd by Messrs. Page & Porter in 186f<, and 
for two years this firm, under the name and 
style of tlie Birmingiiam Organ Company, con- 
ducted a flourishing bn.'-iness. In 1870 a stock 
company was ort-'aniz' d for the manufacture of 
these popular instruments, under the corporate 
name of the C. A S'erling Organ Co., which 
■was changed to the Sterling Company about one 
year ago, without changing the perxonel of the 
concern, or the styles or quality of their instru- 
ments 

The Sterling Company's extensive factories 
at Birmingham are the most extensive and 
complete of their kind in the State. The prem 
ises occupied consist of a hirsre four-story build- 
ing, 40x500 feet in dimensions, giving a floor 
surface of nearly one acre, and the establishment 
is equipped in the most thorough manner with 
the best labor saving maciiitiery in use, driven 
by a steam ensine of 120 horse-power. 

A force of 250 skillful and experienced work- 
men are employed in tlie different departments, 
each of which is in charge of an expert in some 
sp"cial part of the work. 

The Company about one year ago added to 
th'-ir exten'^ive operations the manufacture of 
Pianos, and at present writing these instruments 
promise soon to rival tht ir Organs in popular 
favor. The pianos built in this establishment 
are handsome in design, solid in construction, 




brilliant in tone, magnificent in touch and beau- 
tiful in finish The Organs and Pianos are fin- 
islied in rosewood, mahogany and fancy walnut, 
and the marked preference for these instruments 
shown by experts and tlie music loving public 
generally throughout the United States, empha- 
sizes the verdict of the committee of the Aiueri- 
can Institute of New York, wlio awarded the 
medal of superiority to the Sterling Organ Com- 
pany in 1882. 

The Pianos and Organs of the Company are 
warranted for five years from the date of manu- 
facture and if, with ordinary and proper use an 
instrument proves defective, either in material or 
workmanship during that period, the company 
agree to put it in good repair or to replace it 
with a new one. 

Tlie many styles of Organs made by this suc- 
cessful concern, include "The Pearl," "The Al- 
bion," "New Imperial," "Rossmore," "Alexan- 
dra," "Imperial Chapel," "Rossmore Six Oc- 
tave," "Imperial Pipe Top," with the latest 
imjiroved reeds and stops. The chime of bells 
in the Sterling Organs need only to be heard to 
be appreciated. The cathedral chime of thirty 
bells, is pre-eminently the coming triumph of 
improvements in reed instruments. Although 
introduced but a short time since, the Sterling 
Pianos have already attained a front rank on 
their merits, and in fact, as in name, all the in- 
struments made by this company are "ster- 
ling" in tlie broadest sense of the word. The 
offiters of this successful concern are as follows: 

President and Treasurer. Chas. A. Sterling; 
Secretary and INIanager, R. W. Blake. The lat- 
ter IS an acknowledged master of liis art, and has 
had many years' experience in the practical de- 
tail>! of organ building. The management of 
affairs is admirable, and the future of the com- 
pany gives promise of grand achievement and 
increased prosperity. 

The New York City agency of the Sterling 
Company, is at N^s. 7 and 9 West Fourteenth 
street; and the Chicago ageccy is at 179 and 181 
Wabasli avenue; and the traile, which has as- 
sumed gr* at proportions, extends to all parts 
of the United States and to many points in 
foreign countries. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BIRMINGHAM. 



The Shelton Brass Hardware Company, Bir- 
mingham, Conn. — A successful, substantial and 
representative industry wbicli has attained im- 
portant proportions is tliat conducted at Bir- 
mingham by the Shelton Brass Hardware Com- 
pany, manufacturers of ship chandlery hard- 
ware, heavy and light brass and bronze castings, 
etc. 

This company was incorporated in 1884, and 
their works are among the leading industries of 
their kind in the country, and in the originality 
of design and general excellence of their product 
they are unsurpassed either at home or abroad. 

The wide range of manufactures of the Shel- 
ton Brass Hardware Company includes every- 
thing desirable in the several lines of yacht fix- 
tures, canoe trimmings, awning hardware, ice 
house tiimmings, flag pole tips and points, brass 
eagles and fancy arrangements for flag-poles, be- 
siites DeForest's patented show stands for dis 
playing goods, store fixtures and other special- 
ties, many of which cannot be duplicated else- 
where. 

An immense stock of the company's special- 
ties and merchandise can always be found at 
their offices and warerooms. No. 96 Chambers 
street. New York, No. 267 Federal street, Bos- 
ton, and the demand for the goods made by this 
concern is widespread and has reached great 
proportions. 

Possessing facilities for supplying everything 
required in their line and for filling orders for 
special work in rough and finished brass and 
bronze castings, light and heavy, not enjoyed 
by many brass founders in the country, the re- 
sources of the company are drawn upon from all 
parts of the United States, and for the beauty of 
designs and perfect working qualities of the 
manufactures, it rivals auy of its competitors in 
the country. Brass finishing, lacquering and 
plating is done to order at sliort notice and in the 
most satisfactory manner, and in all their under- 
takings the management is prompt and accom- 
modating. 

Special price lists and illustrated catalogues 
are furnished on application, and the methods 
and worth of the master minds who control and 
direct the important affairs of the concern, in- 
spire confident e and commendation. 

The latest improvements in machinery for 
their work have been introduced into these 
works, and the machinery is operated by water 
power. 

Eighty skilled workmen are employed in the 
establishment, and the aggregate of the output 
reaches large proportions. Mr. Thos. B. De- 
Ftirest is the president and Mr. H. S. DeForest 
is the secretary a' d treasurer of the company. 
Both are business men of large experience and 
eminent executive ability, and the success of the 
enterprise is abundantly assured. 

Howard & Barber, Dry Goods, Millinery, 
Carpets and Wall Papers, 126 and 128 Ma'in 
Street, Birmingham. — For several years past the 
dry goods and millinery establishment of Messrs. 
Howard & Barber has been the great shopping 
place for the people of Birmingham, and the 
store, from its inception, has been the leading 
concern of its kind in the valley. The present 
firm assumed control three years ago consisting of 



E. R. Howard and G. E. Barber, and the great 
tact and eminent business ability of these gen- 
tlemen have developed a trade of large propor- 
tions, and they are steadily extending and in- 
creasing the field and volume of their operations. 
Their store is furnished and appointed in a most 
tasteful manner, the two floors of the large build- 
ing thirty-five feet in front by 100 feet in depth, 
being utilized for the firm's purposes, and the 
establishment is one of the most attractive fea- 
tures of the great trade thoroughfare of the town. 
The premises are separated into a dozen differ- 
ent departments, each devoted to one line of 
merchandise, and the best cash railwaj'^ system 
in use facilitates the dispatch of business. The 
display of merchandise and the appointments of 
this stiire rank it in completeness and appear- 
ance the equal of many of the metropolitan dry 
goods establishments, and the facilities of the 
firm for supp'ying the most desirable merchan- 
dise in the market at low prices are unsurpassed 
by any retail dealers in New England. 

The stock is immense, carefully selected with 
special reference to the wants of customers, and 
sufficiently varied to accommodate all wants and 
requirements. The latest patterns in foreign 
and domestic silks, satins and dress goods, the 
most correct styles in millinery goods, fashion- 
able cloaks and wraps in all desirable modes, 
novelties in notions and small wares. A special 
feature is made of their Ciirpet and wall paper 
department, in which they enjoy the largest 
trade in the Naugatuck Valley. Satisfaction i* 
uniformly guaranteed to purchasers. 



Abbott & Co., Dealers in Hardware, House 
Furnishing goods. Paints, Window Glass, etc., 
Birmingham. — In every commnnity the most 
casual observer will note the business concern* 
which by reason of many years experience or 
special adaptation of the proprietors to their spec- 
ial lines of trade or industry, have attained pre- 
eminence among the houses generally engnged 
in business; and it is these prosperous leading 
establishments which largely promote the 
growth of their city, town or section. 

The senior partner has for sixteen years been 
actively and successfully engaged in business in 
Birmingham, and their large hardware establish- 
ment on Main street has long been one of the 
notable business concerns of any kind in this 
town. 

The house was founded over thirty years ago 
by Messrs. G. and D. Curtis, and the present 
firm have not only maintained the prestige and 
trade of the old house, but have largely increased 
and extended the volume of business and field of 
operations. 

Messrs. Abbott & Co.. succeeded to Curtis & 
Abbott in February, 1887, and occupy a large 
double storeroom 60 Jeet square, admirably ar- 
ranged for their purposes, and carry as complete 
an assortment of hardware, agricultural im- 
plements, crockerj% tin ware, paints, oils, etc., 
as can be found in this section. 

Messrs S. A. and F. D. Abbott are the indi- 
vidual members of this firm. They are both 
Connecticut men by birth, and are responsible- 
successful merchants and influential citizens. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BIRMINOHAM. 



263 



Star Pin Company, Jlanufacturers of Pins 
ar.d Hairpins of Every Dt script ion. ISIiliiary, 
Swan-bill, Spring and 8t curity lluoUs and Eyts; 
Birmingluim. — The immense consumption of 
pins everywliere, makes ilieir manufacture one 
oftiie W'^rld's greatest and most important in- 
dustries, and vast amounts of capital and energy 
are invested in tbis l)ranch of industrial activity 
in this section of the country, which now com- 
petes with the oldest establi-shments in Enghmd 
and on the Continent, both in quality and 
prices. 

Among the Ainerican manufacturers who 
have largely contributed totliis state of affairs, 
the Star Pin Company, of Birmingham, have 
for years held a leading plnce. 

This organization was formed and incorpor- 
ated as a slock company in 1866, and in the two 
decades of its existence, it bns enjoyed uninter- 
rupted prosperity. The worUs ot this comiiany 
consist of a substanti-d two story brick building 
50 leet in front by 150 feet in depth, wiih a three- 
story L, also of bricK, and 30x75 feet in dimen- 
sions. 

The company employ a force of over 100 
skilled optratives in their establishment, and the 
prnducts of the concern are of standard excel- 
lence and are in demand in every p:irt of this 
country. The plant is a valuable one, the work;- 
being equipped with the best improved machin- 
ery, operated by the valuable water-power of 
the company with steam as auxiliary. The 
out-put consists of i)ins and hairpins of every 
description, besides military, swan-liill, spring 
and security hooks and eyes, many of the latter 
being in new and original s yles and are in great 
demand everywhere. This company ar- the 
sole manufacturers of the celebrated " While 
Paper Pin." 

The officers of this well known company are 
as follows; President, D. W. Plumb; Secretary, 
G. H. Peck. Both are natives of Connecticut, 
and are recognized leaders in their special line of 
industrial activity. 



C. A. Pratt, Merchant Tailor and Dealer in 
Clothing and Furnishing goods. No. 91 Main 
Street, Birmingham. — It may not be uninterest 
ing to our masculine readers to rective some in- 
forniation pertaining to dress. 

The house of Mr. C. A. Pratt, established over 
twenty years ago by H. Somers, succeeded in 
1882 by the present propriet( r, is conducted 
with a liberality and enterprise that has made 
for it an established reputation and may be re- 
garded as one of the most popular merchant tail- 
oring establishments in Ansonia, is located ai 
91 iVFain street, with premises covering an area 
of 20.\80 feet. The business of the house is di 
rccted to the manulacture of custom made woik, 
although Mr. Pratt deals also in ready-made 
clothing and gentlemen's fninishing goods to a 
great ext* nt. A number of employes, expert in 
their various departments, are employe d. 

Mr. Pratt is a native of New York and has had 
a long experience, occupying a high p sition in 
the trade. The stock embraces a fine line of 
piece goods, boih domestic and foreign, making 
it an easy and pleasant task to select material^, 
and those who deal with Mr. Pratt may depend 



upon securing choice and tasteful fabrics, elegant 
styles, perfect fit, and superior finish in make, 
while the prices are invariably reasonable. _,.. .'^ 
Mr. Pratt is well known and highly esteemed, 
and his large trade is but a natural result. 



Wilcox & Howe, Manufacturers of Carriage- 
Makers' Irons, Birmingham. — The large busi- 




ness now conducted in Birmingham by 
Me>»srs. Wilcox & Howe, manufacturers 
of carriage makers' hardware was esial)lished ob 
a modest scale by Messrs. Terril] & AViicox in 
1866, who began the manufacture of fifth wheels 
on a modest scale in Ansonia at that time. Mr. 
Wilcox removed to Birmingham in 1869, and in 
1885 Mr. Howe bought a one half interest in the 
business, and they now in addition to being by 
far the most extensive manufacturers of fifth 
wheels, also make a large line of carriage irons, 
and have become from the smallest one of the 
three largest in their line of business and bid 
fair to be the first. 

This successful representative fiim occupy 
several large and imposing brick buildings, 
36x175 feet and 45x200 feel in dimensions re- 
spectively, the lomer being three ?tories in 
lieiuht and the latter one story high and used as 
a forging shop. 'I'he works are equipped in the 
most thorough manner with improved labor- 
saviru; machinery, with an imnunse water pow- 
er as the motor, ard a force of skillful and ex- 
perienced workmen are employed in the vari- 
ous departments of the business. The range of 
sp. cialties manufactured by Messrs. Wilcox «& 
Howe, comprises many novel and desirable goods 
in carriage bnildeis' materials, many of these 
being of original design and all of superior quali- 
ty and woikuianship. Possessing every facility 
for placing upon the maiket the most desirable 
goods in their line at small margins above cost of 
production, and with every convenience for 
first class work, and a reputntion for probity and 
square dealing, this house enjovs the confidence 
of its patrons in all parts of the world. Their 
trade h <s reached large proportions and is steadi- 
ly increasinsr and extending. 

Messrs. Wilcox & Howe are both natives of 
New York, aiul are practical business men of 
sterling worth and untiring energy. They are 
ever zealous to preserve the standard quality of 
their work and maintain unimpaired their repu- 
tation for all those qualities which insure success 
and inspire confidence. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF BIRMINGHAM. 



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^^Geo. O. AUis, Dealer in Jewelry, Books, 
Stationery, etc., 81 and 88 INIain St., Blrmin.o- 
ham. — One of the most notably attractive busi- 
ness establishiueuls in Biriiiinghani's principal 
business tlioroiighlare is the jewelrj% book and 
stationery esiablisliment of Mr. Geo. C. AUis, 
the oldest as well as tiie largest establishment of 
its kind in this section. The bvisiness was 
started by the present proprietor, in 1852, and 
from a modest beginning has had a wonderful 
development. The elegant, double store-room, 
with a frontage of 36 feet on Main street, run- 
ning bark a distance of 73 feet in depth, is a 
model of tasteful arrangement and completeness 
in its appointments. The watch and jewelry 
department occuiies the front part of the prem- 
ises, and is brilliant in its display of fine watches 
of foreign ami American mannlactuie, clocks in 
bronze of a hundred beautiful forms, and an 
elegant assortment of jewelry and precious 
stones in exquisite de>igns and elegant settings, 
etc. The remaining poition of the main store- 
room is devoted to the book, stationery and 
fancy goods trade, and is filled to ov'eifiowing 
with a very large and select assortment of mis- 
cellaneous books and standard publications, 
plain and fancy stationery, art goods, and nov- 
elties in fancy articles in many forms of use and 
beauty, while a side room is utilized as a circu- 
lating library, which is made a leading feitnre 
of the concern, and which, with 3,o00 of valu- 
able volumes placed at tlie disposal of the town 
and vicinity, is one of the great attractions of 
the store and a most important source of knowl- 
edge and pleasure to the citizens of this section. 
Mr. Allis is a native of Bridgeport, and is a 
gentleman of exceptional business tact and intel- 
ligence. 

Thomas L. T. Bulluss, Real Estate and Insur- 
ance Agent and Notary Public, 109 Main Street, 
Birmingham. — For four years past Mr. Thos. L. 
T. Bulluss has been widely known in business 
circles in the Naugituck Valley, as a leading real 
estate and insurance agent, and his establishment 
is a favorite resort for owners of projierty iu this 
section, seeking sure protection against loss by 
fire and accident. 



Mr. Bulluss represents the National Fire Ins. 
Co., of i4artford; the Providence Washington, 
of Providence; the Meriden; the Agricultural, 
of Waleitovvn, N. Y., the Slate Mutual, of 
Hartford; the Fidelity and Casualty, of New- 
York; and Lloyd's Plate Glass. He is also agent 
for the Berkshire Life Ins. Company, and has 
every facility tor placing reliable insurance on 
life, personal or real est.ite, and plate glass, at 
mifiimum rates of premium, and his promptitude 
and accurate business methods inspire universal 
confidence. Mr Bulluss buys and sells real es- 
tate, in town or county, on commission, and his 
knowledge of values and locations makes him a 
desirable agent with whom to entrust commis- 
.'■ions for disposal of or investment in real estate. 

He is a native of Connecticut, and is lield in 
general confidence for his business worth and in- 
telligence. 

The Beardsley Building Company, Con- 
tractois and Bi.iklers, Birmingham. — This well- 
known company was oigaiiiz'-d and began busi- 
ness in Biriniiigliam, in 1879, and in most of the 
many late important building operations in this 
rapitlly-growing industrial center, the house has 
taken a prominent part. 

The C(tnip:iny is composed of Messrs. Chas. T., 
Henry N., and Geo. W. Beardsley, all of whom 
are piaclical mast<r builders of many years' 
experience. Their office is heated in Shelton, 
wiiere they have Vlk-'w large shops, and every 
facility for their business. They make contracts 
for all kinds of building work, and execute all 
undertakings in the most satisfactory manner. 
Plans and estimates are made, and in all their 
engagements the company are reliable, prompt 
and accommodating. 

The extensive business of the house necessi- 
tates the employment of a force of 25 skilled 
workmi-n, and many of the largest factories, 
business blocks and re.'-idences attest the facili- 
ties and skill of the members of this concern. 

The Messrs. Beardsley are natives of Connec- 
ticut and are prominent in business circles in 
this section, and they all enjoj^^ ia the fullest 
measure, the confidence and esteem of all with 
whom they are brought into business relations. 

J. E. Ailing, Livery and Boarding, 4th and 
Olivia St , rear of Bassett House. — The livery 
establishment of Mr. J. E. Ailing, corner 4th and 
Olivia stret ts, is one of the most complete and 
popular stables in this section, as it is the oldest 
in Bu'mingham. 

Mr. Ailing established himself in the business 
here over a quarter of a century ago, and has 
from the beginning maintained his reputation 
for square dealing and probity. 

The stable is 35x70 feet in dimensions and has 
first-class accommodations for 21 head of horses, 
and stock is boarded and cared for in the most 
satisfactory manner at reasonable prices. 

jVlr. Ailing keeps for livery purposes fine 
teams, and supplies weddinufs and funerals with 
hacks, etc., at sjtecial prices, and his rates for 
livery are uniformly reasonable and satifaction 
guaranteed. 

He is a native of Connecticut and has in his 
long business career in this town, firmly estab- 
ished himself in general confidence. 



WA L L I N G F O R I). 



Tlie town of Wallingford is one of the city of New Haven's numerous progeny. 
The land belonging to the town was included in the general purchase of this region 
from the Quinnipiac Indians, made by the New Haven settlers, in 1G3S. In the fol- 
lowing year, the first settlement was established. The early settlers were Mr. Moss, 
Mr. Brockett, Eliasaph Preston, John Hall, Thomas Yale, Nehemiah Royce, Nathan 
Andrews, Benjamin Lewis, Lieutenant Nathanael Merriara, Sergeant Doolittle and 
John Beach. 

Wallingford was called a part of New Haven village, and her affairs continued 
to be managed by a committee from that place, until the time of her separation from 
the latter, Avhen she became an independent town, in 1672. 

In the same year, the Rev. Samuel Street, first minister in the town, commenced 
his labors here, and the First Church was organized soon after. 

During the latter part of the seventeenth century, much "apprehension of the 
savages " prevailed, and several houses, in different parts of the town, were fortified 
as citadels. 

In 1690, the population of Wallingford w^as about 400, and this number was 
more than doubled during the next thirty years. At this time, Wallingford included 
Meriden, and was the second town in importance in this region. During the Revolu- 
tionary War, Wallingford raised two companies of one hundred men each, and sent 
them to Boston, under the command of Captains Isaac Cook and John Couch. 

In the War of the Rebellion, Wallingford was active both in sending men and 
money. Nineteen volunteers from the town fell at the front, among whom were 
Colonel Arthur Dutton and Nehemiah Hough. The town contributed $1,796,416 
toward the support of the government during the war. 

The most remarkable tornado ever experienced in New England visited Walling- 
ford, August 9, 1878. It overturned and destroyed many houses and large buildings, 
including a church and school house. A number of persons were killed. 

The value of dwelling-houses is $867,995; value 22,176 acres of unoccupied land, 
$945,060; value of stores, $33,450; value of manufactories, $194,850; value of bank 
stock, $120,655; value of insurance, $10,770; value of manufacturing, $7,800; amount 
employed in trade, $33,555; investments in manufactories, $253,400; total taxable 
property, $2,5 11,835. 

The actual debt of the town amounts to only $29,593. At the present time, 
there are about five thousand people in Wallingford, and the town gives evidence 
of considerable increase in the near future. 

The beautiful situation and unsurpassed healthfulness of Wallingford render it 
one of the most charming spots for residence in New England. The wealth of 
natural resources and advantages, in which the town is so abundant, and upon which 
so much of her future prosperity depends, are now, for the first time, beginning to 
receive the appreciative attention they deserve. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN 



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WALLINGFORD. 



R. Wallace & Sons' Manufacturing Co., 

Walliniifonl, — Of New Eaii:liuurs m luy notably 
successful and important industries, tiiat of R. 
Wallace & Sons' Manufacturing Company, of 
Wallingford, is one of the most prominent; and 
for forty years the concern has wiekled a benefi- 
cent infiueace on the home and foreii^n trade of 
this section. The seed Irom which this extensive 
plant was germinated was planter I, in 1846, by 
Mr. Rob-rt VVallnce, and in 1805, the Wallace 
& Simpson Co. was organized and incorporated 
as his successor, and by act of the State Legisla 
ture the name of the corporation was, on thf 17th 
of June, 1871, changed to the li. Wallace & Sons' 
Manufacturing Co., and under this corporate 
name and style, the bu-iness has been extended 
from time to time, until nt present it has attained 
most important proportions. 

The valuable plant of the company is one of 
the most complete and extensive of its kind in 
the United States, the buildings being substan 
tially built of brick, two and three stories in 
heiiiht. and covermg an area of several acres of 
ground. 

The machinery, which comprises the best in 
use for the special purposes of the concern, is 
driven by both steam and water, of an aggregate 
of 250 horse power, and a force of 330 operative- 
and skilled workmen are employed in the estab- 
lishment. 

The prodnct of these works comprises sterlinii; 
silver ware and the finest cast steel table ware 
and cutlery, plated with fine silver and nickel, 
spoons and forks tinned, plated and solid, cm 
bracing many specialties for which the company 
is famous. The line of button hooks, nut-picks 
and cracks is especially notable, and are new in 
design, moderate in cost, and unsurpassed in 
quality of workmanshii) and finish. 

In this line of merchandise, the produ'^tions of 
the R. Wallace & Sons' Company are sufficiently 
va'ied and comprehensive as to meet all require 
ments of th»^ trade, the list comprising tea and 
table spoons, plain and ornamented in the most 
beautiful manner. Bar spoons in elegant and 
original desit;ns, ])ickle and oyster forks, fruit 
knives and sugar-shells and tongs of many ;ind 
beautiful patterns, butter-knives and .pilep 
strainers, glove and buttonhooks in handsome 
cases, Corinthian nut picks and cracks in satin 
lined cases, child's sets, soup and oyster ladles. 



cheese scoops, etc. ; and such is the repute of 
the company's goods for durability, s'yle and 
general excellence, that the demmd for their 
merchandise is constant, wide-spread and in- 
creasing, the trade extending to all parts of the 
United States and to many foreign countries 

The goods bearing the stamp of Wallace Bros. 
are recognized as standard everywhere, and are 
guaranteed not to peel and not to be of l)rass, 
and are warranted to be more durable for prices 
a-ked, than any like merchandise offered to the 
pul)lic. 

The officers of the company are as follows: 
President, Robert Wallace; Secretary, F A. 
Wallace; Treasurer, Col. W. J. Leaven worlh, 
all of whom are well and widely known in trade 
circles at home, as ably representing one of the 
oldest and most successful industries of the 
country. 



Wallingford Hotel, B. T. Buell, Proprietor, 
Center St. , Wallingford. — Under the able and ener- 
getic management of Mr. B.T. Buell, the Walling- 
f 'rd H'otel steadily maintains its position as the 
leading hotel of tlie town, and its reputation as 
one of the p )pular and ably conducted houses in 
the State. 

The house was opened many years ago, and 
has alvvays been a favorite stopping place for 
strangers. It is located on an eminence, with 
every advantage of perfect drainage, and th'' sur- 
roundings are delightful and the accommoila- 
tions all that could be desired. Every conven- 
ience and comfort is provided for gue.sts, and 
the popular host sjiares no pains to make the 
stay of his gues's a pleasant experience. 

The rooms are well ventilated, convenient and 
elegantly furnished, the twri'i is unexception- 
able, and prices for the accommodations fur- 
nished are always reasonable. 

A fine bar and pool room are notable features 
of the house. An elegant dance hall is provided 
for parties, which can be secured at very reasoa- 
nble rates. Meals are served to order, and by 
pleasure-seekers and the traveling public, Mr. 
Buell is held in general esteem as a model land- 
lord in every particular. 

He is a Connecticut man by birth, and Ida 
success has been most gratifying and is certainly 
deserved. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WALLING FORD. 



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Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., Manufacturers 
■of Electro-Plated Table Ware; also. The Wm. 
Rogers Spoons, Forks, etc., Walliagford. — Witli 
Tnost gratifying success and on a scale of large 
proportions, the firm above named liave for 
twe'ity-oue years conducted the manufacture of 
electroplated table-ware, and the liouse is recog- 
nized among the jobbers and the trtde generally 
ot the United States as successful leaders in their 
field of industrial activity. 

The company was organized and incorporated 
in 1860, under the present style and title, and 
from its inception the business has been carried 
on with decided tact and energy. Tlie works, 
consisting of a number of large, four-story build- 
inscs, covering an area of about two and one- 
half acres, are thoroughly equipped with the 
latest improvements in labor-saving machinery, 
operated by a steam-engine of 150 horse-power, 
and three hundred skilled operatives, etc., are 
employed in the several departments of the 
business. 

The out-put comprises immense quantities of 
the finest eltctro-plated table-ware manufactured, 
besides the famous Wm. Rogers' spoons, forks, 
etc., and in quality, elegance of de-^ign and 
workmanship the house successfully competes 
with any manufacturers of this class of mer- 
chandise at liome or al)road. 

By steadily maintaining the reputation of 
their manufactures and by reason of th-ir facili 
ties for meeting every demand of their trade, the 
company have steadily extended both tlie field 
and volume of their operations, both at home 
and abroad. 

The officers of the company are as follows: 
President, Samuel Simpson; Treasurer, C. H. 
Brown; Secretary, Andrew Andrews, and Messrs. 
G. W. Hull and C. D. Yale, with the president 
and secretary constitute the board of directors. 



These gentlemen are widely known in business 
circles in New England, and are promioeut in 
municipal affairs as well. Messrs. Simpson and 
Yale have both served with ability as wardens of 
the borough; and Messrs. Brown and Andrews 
have each filled the office of clerk of the same. 

Messrs. Simpson and Andrews are also the 
president and secretary respectively of the Simp- 
son Nickel Silver Company, of Wallingford. 

L. M. Phelps, Dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Fur- 
naces, etc , all Kinds of Plumbing, Gas-Fitting 
and Tin vVork, Wallingford. — This house, wh^se 
goods have attained a wide reputation, was es- 
tablished in 1874 by the present proprietor, Mr. 
L. M Phelps, and immediately became popular 
in this line of trade. The premises occupied 
comprise a store 30x50 feet, with basement, and 
contain a tine assortment of cooking and heating 
stoves, ranges, furnaces, etc. 

In connect! m with the above mentioned goods 
Mr. Phelps deals largely in plum''ers' materials, 
including bath tubs, boilers, clo.sets, basins, 
cocks, lead and iron pipes. All kinds of 
gas fitting, plumbing and tin wotk is performi-d 
in the best manner and at most reasonable 
prices. Mr. Phelps employs four skilled work- 
men, thoroughly reliable, and is himself a prac- 
tical man, who carefully supervises all the opera- 
tions of the business in person. Those who en- 
trust their orders to his care may depend on their 
being promptly attended to and finished in the 
best manner. Estimates are furnished prompt- 
ly, and all work e.\ecuted by this establishment 
is guaranteed, both as to qualily and price. 

Mr. L. M. Phe.lps is a native of Northampton, 
Mass. , and is an enterprising businessman. No 
one in this line of trade has built up a higher 
reputation for reliabilitv than lias Mr. Phelps, 
and the success of this house is well merited. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WALLINQFORD. 



J. H. McCormack, Plumber, and Inxeutor 
of Patent Boiler, VViilliiigtord. — As a saniiaiy 
measure for the promotion (if health, the plumb 
ing trade occup es a position in the front rank of 
improvement, and has bt come a great necessity. 
Tlie house of Mr. J. H. IMcCormack -was estab- 
lished at Meriden, in 1874, by Messrs. McCor- 
mack and Caslien, and wa-^ removed to Walling- 
ford. in 1881, and continuid until Dec. 16tli, 
1886, when Mr. J. H. McCormack assumed full 
control ol the business. 

The premises comprise a large room, 30x90 
feet, with basement, which is well adapted for 
the business, and possesses every facility for 
conducting the smne. 

A full line ot plumbing materials are kept on 
hand, including bath-tubs, boilers, closets, basins, 
cocks, fixtures, lead and iron pipe, etc. Esti- 
mates are promptly furnished, and all work is 
guaranteed. 




pr 



■Patented Aug. '^4. 1S86. 



Mr. McCormack has recently patented alow 
pressure steam-boiler for heating public build- 
ings, stores, offices, dwelli'iL'S, etc. It combines 
the following advantages: It is more economical 
in Iviel, having a larger surface exposed to the 
fire, and (as can be seen by cm) it can be readily 
cleaned out from th'- side. This boiler can a'so 
be set in a cellar only six feet deeji, requiri- g no 
pit, as is the case with other boilers for house 
heating. 

A number of these boilers have been recently 
placed in Wallingford, iin<l are giving the utmost 
satisfaction. "We jiredict for JNIr. ^IcCorinsick 
and his new boiler a grand success, as it only 
needs to be seen to be appn elated, both by 
scientific men and the general public. 

Thos. Pagnam, Dealer in Choice Family 
Groceries, cor. Center and Colony Streets, Wai 
lintrford. — One of VVallingford's ( nterprising 
business houses devoted to the provi^-ion trade is 
the establishment of Thomas Pagnam, located at 
the corner of Center and Colony streets. 

This house was established, in 1874, by the 
present proprietor, who is a thoroughly practical 
business man, and by his energetic antl skillful 
management it has become one of tlie most pop- 
ular of its kind in town. 

The premises occupied cover an area of 20x60 
feet. The stock comprises everything in the 



line of groceries and provisions. In the grocery 
deiiariment aie always found choice family gro- 
ceries including the best brands of flour, teas, 
coffees, spices, sugar, canned ,i;oods, etc. A fine 
assortment of provisions are always kept, and as 
l\Ir. Pagnam gives his p rsonal attention to the 
selection of his stock, his customers are assured 
of receiving nothing but the purest of meats and 
first class groctries Two clerks are employed, 
who are prompt and courteous in their attention 
to all patrons. 

Mr. Pagnam is of foreign birth, but his long 
residence among us, and his honorable, uj^rijilit 
dealing has won him many friends among the 
citizens of Wallingford. 

George A. Smith, Apothecary, corner Center 
and Colony Streets, \V allinglord. — There is no 
more useful or impoitant business in the whole 
list of commercial enterprises th^n that of the 
Aliothecary. Prominent in this line of trade in 
VVallingionl is Mr. George A. Smith, located at 
the corner of Center and Colony streets. One 
of the secrets ol the success of this house is the 
lactthat its proprietor thoroughly understands 
the chemical nature and meihod of preparation 
of all drugs and medicines required in the busi- 
ness, and all patrons of this house can always 
feel confident that the drugs supplied them are 
pure and tree from adulteration. 

Mr. Smith established his business in 1882,. 
and during the comparatively short business 
career has e*tablisheil a steadily increasing retail 
trade. Mr. Smith and his efficient assistant de- 
vote their entire time to the business, and all 
patrons are impressed with the neat and system- 
atic order which prevails throughout the estab- 
lishment. 

A specially of this house is the compounding 
of physicians' prescriptions, and the utmost cau- 
tion is. taken to prevent mistakes. 

Mr. Smith is a native of Connecticut, and an 
enterprising young man who has won the high 
esteem of our citizens. 

Talcott Bros., Dealers in Flonr, Grain, Feed, 
etc , Cor. Center and INb adow Streets, WaUing- 
I',, ,■(!.— Messrs. Talcott Broliers opened their 
lartze store in November 1886, at the corner of 
Center and Meadow streets. The progress and 
prosperity of the r busine.ss has amply vindica- 
ted tlieir wisdom in locating here. The firm con- 
.sistsof Messrs. W. H. and A. H. Talcott, both 
gentlemen being gilted with peculiar business 
enterpii-e, and they have built up a large and 
extended custom. The store located at the above 
address is a well tnilt structure 65x25 feet in 
area, the cellar also being used for sKjraue pur- 
poses; these ])remises are well fitted for all the 
present needs of the business. These gentlemen 
larry (tn a large trade in fiour, grain, fee', etc., 
of which they keep on hand superior qualities and 
at reasonable prices. Their lari;e trade necessi- 
tates the constant services of several competent 
and experienced men. Their trade is both 
wholesale and retail and is the result of careful 
attention to the wants of the peoiile and of pru- 
dent management. Both members of the firm 
are natives of VVallinglord and are well known 
in business circles. 



LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WALLINGFOUD. 



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N. F. Ingraham, Livery, Hack and Feed Sta- 
bles, Center Street, Opposit-; the Post OtHce, 
"Wallingfortl. — One of the most popular livery, 
boardins^, baiting and feed stables is that of Mr. 
N. F. Ingraham. He established liis business in 
1877, and by Ins energy and enterpr se has 
gained a large patronage. His stable is finely 
located and commodious, and is well provided 
with every accommodaliou for horses and vehi- 
cles. 

It is furnished throughout with large, well 
ventilated stalls and all the arrangements for 
€very department of the large bu-^iness. 

Mr. lngrah^tm owns ten horses, which are 
good roadsters, safe and reliable. 

He also carries a lull line, of serviceable vehi- 
cles, such as buggies, beach wagons, etc. He 
makes a specialty of furnishing hacks for funer- 
als, weddings and parlies, and patrons may be 
sure of having their orders pmnipily and satis 
factorily filled if given to Mr. Ingraham. 

One feature of his business is the boarding and 
feeding of horses, to which particular atienlion 
is paid, and all horses entrusted to his care are 
well cared for. Among the many facilities tor 
Carrying on his extiriisive business is a telephone 
connected with his stable, by which orders can 
be promptly attended to at short notice. 

Mr. Ingraham is a native of North Adams, 
Mass. , and since his connection with this busi- 
ness, he has, by his courteous and obliging man 
ner, honorable and upright dealings, won the 
hiiihest respect and esteem of the community, 
and we can safely say that all who patronize this 
establishment will find it both profitable and 
pleasant. 

Lewis A. Young, Dealer in Veal, Mutton, 
Ham<, Tripe, Beef, Pork, »tc., Wallingford.— 
Among the many stores devoted to the provis 
ion trade, that of Mr. Lewis A. Young, deserves 
special mention as among the most popular in 
that line of trade. 

The business was established in 1877 by Mr. 
Young, who is well known as an extensive deal 
€r in all kinds of meat and vegetables. He car- 
ries a complete and choice stock of everything in 
that line. 

All goods are purchased from first hands, and 
at such advantageous terms as enables the pro- 
prietor to furnish his customers with supplies at 
bottom prices. 

Mr. Young gives his entire time and attention 
to furthering the interests of his patrons in every 
enterprising and legitimate way and has the as 
sistance of three competent cleiks and salesmen, 
who accord to all customers prompt and courte- 
ous attention and honorable business like treat- 
ment. The establishment is fini-ly located for 
trade purposes and is large and commodious, 
■covering an area ot 20x50 feet. 

Mr. Young was born in Wallingford, and is an 
-enterprising business man who enjoys one of the 
largest retail trades of its kind in W^diinuford. 

His long experience and rare ju<lgment en- 
ables him when procurmg his slock to select 
no'hing but the choicest meats, and all custo- 
mers are assured of having all orders p'omptly 
filled. Mr. Young fully under-tands the provis- 
ion business and is well and favorably known in 
social as well as business circles. 



Thoma.s Pickford, Apotliecar}^ Main Street, 
Wallingford. — The most important requisites for 
the successful operation of this pi'ofei^sion is a 
perfect knowledge of all the intricacies of the 
trade, and a complete stock in each department. 
Such are in the jiossession of Thomas Pickford, 
apothecaiy, located on Main street. The prem- 
ises, which cover an area of i30x40 feet, are 
handsomely fitted up, and the stock comprises 
everything in the line of drugs and medicines, 
toilet and fancy articles, such as soaps, brushes, 
combs, sponges, perfumeiy, and all the latest 
novelties, stationt ry, seeds, etc. 

This pharmacy was established in July, 1863, 
and is the o'dest in Wallingfortl. 

Mr. Pickford, who is a thorough chem'st, gives 
his personal supervision to the compounding of 
all physicians' prescriptions^ None in this line 
of tratle in Wallingford enjoy a higher reputa- 
tion tor reliability, (ind the success of this house 
is as well-merited as it is prominent. 



D. P. Griswold, Furniture Dealer and Un- 
dertaker, Wallingford. — This house was estab- 
lished in 18T9, and from its inception has en- 
joj'ed a steadily increasing trade. The premises 
occupied are 40x60 feel in dimensions, and well- 
arranged for the conduct of the business in all 
its branches. 

A large and well assorted stock of furniture is 
always to be found here, comprising parlor, 
dining room, chamber, and hall fm'nilure, etc. 
These include new and original designs, and are 
elegantly finislied and upholstered, in costly and 
medium priced fabrics, comprising all the ele- 
ments of attractive appearance, durability and 
usefulness. The large retail trade of this house 
requires the employment of four courteous and 
gentlemanly clerks. 

Mr. D. P. Griswold is also engaged in the 
business of undertaking, which he thoroughly 
understands, and orders are promptly attended 
to. 

Mr. Griswold is a native of Connecticut; he is 
a practical business man, and gives it his close 
personal attention, a fact which insures all cus- 
tomers the most perfect satisfaction. This house 
occupies an important and well-recognized posi- 
tion in the trade, and as such we recommend it 
to our readers. 



W. G. St. George, Bakery and Confectionery, 
Main Street, near Center Street. — The confec- 
tioners' and bakers' trade is represented by Win. 
G. St. George, who is located in Wallace block. 
Main street, Wallingford. 

Mr. St. George is a native of Bavaria and 
served his appieuticeship as a cake baker in IVIu- 
nich (181)2). As a journeyman he worked in 
.some of the capital cities in Germany, and since 
his arrival in this country (1869) has had an expe- 
rience in every branch of the business, and is 
now proved to be very skillful, especially in fine 
sugar work, ornamenting, etc. 

For a number of j^ears he was established in 
Hartford, and at ilie time of writing carries on a 
like business in Windsor Locks, started in March 
1887. All can depend on the quality of his 
goods. 



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LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF WALLINQFORD. 



A. B. Pixley, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, 
etc., Walliiigford. — No department of busines> 
is of more importance to the commvmity at large 
tlian that of the druggist. 

In this connection the attention of our readers 
is directed to the establishment of Mr. A. B. 
Pixlej', Center street, near post office, in this 
town, where he has a most ta-tefully fitted up 
store. Mr. Pixley lias been established in the 
business in Wallingfoid lifieen years, and still 
continues the active management, exercising a 
thorough personal supervision. 

Tlie various drugs and medicines to be found 
here are of the purest cliaracler possible, which 
is of much imioitiince in the compounding of 
presf riptions parlicidarly. This department is 
marUcd by the constant increase in its volume 
of business; competent chemists are employed, 
and never ha'' the slightest mistake in any way 
occurred in the compounding of a prescription 
by himst If or his assistants. He also deals large- 
ly in patent medicines of every description. His 
store is very finely located, covering an area of 
20.\40 feet, and is one of the most attractive 
stores in VVallingford. 

A full line ot fancy articles can always be 
found here, such as perfumes, fancy soaps, 
combs, brushes, spong*'?, etc. 

Dr. Pixley has by liis upright and honorable 
dealini;s won the highest esteem of the citizens 
of Wallingford. His long experience eniitlcw 
him to the confidence of the entire community. 
He was formerly of the firm of Morgan & Pix- 
ley, Great Barrington, ^lass. 



Cony House, Corner of Hall Are. and Cherry 
St., near Depot, Wallingford. — Most desirably 
located, withm a few rods of the depot, the 
Cony House has, for many years, been a resort 
for liavelers in Wallingford, and the prestige 
and patronage of the house, with Mr. Samuel 
StillmMii Lawton as the proprietor, is now more 
thun maintaineil. 

The Cony House is a large, two story frame 
building, with sample and billiard rooms, and 
other attractions for the entertainment of guests. 
The rootns are large and comlorlal)ly furnished, 
end >.t popular p ices travelers are entertained in 
the m st satistjictoiy manner wiili every home 
comfort, including a bountif.iliysupplied table. 
Mr. Lawtou is a competent, genial host, and 



makes the welfare and comfort of his guests his 
constant care, and for those who prefer comfort 
at low rates, the Cony House will doubtless- 
continue to be, as it long has been, a popular 
hotel. 

S. D. Johnson, Dealer in Watches, Clocks, 
Jewelry, Spectacles, etc., Wallingford. — We 
would invite the attention of the residents of 
VVallingford to the well known jewelry estab- 
lishment of S. D. Johnson. This house was 
first established at East Haddam in 1872 and was 
moved to Wallingford in 1879. The store is well 
known for the beiiuly and variety of its goods. 
The premises occupied are 24x25 feet in dimen- 
sions, and contain a.fine stock ofjewelry, which 
is varied and extensive. A fine assortment of 
watches, clocks and optical goods is carried in 
addition to jewelry. 

Mr. Johnson makes a specialty of repairing, 
and all are assured of having watches, clocks 
and jewelry of all descrii tions re])aired in the 
best style at hhort notice and at very reasonable 
prices. Mr Johnson is a practical jeweler and 
understiinds the art of manufacture and repairing. 

Mr. Johnson is a native ol Essex and well and 
favorably known in social and bnsiness circles- 
of that town as well as in Wallingford. 

P. Gallagher, Dealer in Groceries and Provis- 
ions, No. 16 Center Street, Wallingford. — One 
of the most flourishing h' \ises devott d to this 
line of trade is that of Mr. P. Gallaiiher located 
at No. 16 Center street. The premises occupied 
are 45x70 feet in dimensions. A fine stock of 
groceries and provisions is carried, and every 
facility and accommodation for conducting the 
several branches of the business is possessed. In 
the trrocery department will be found the best of 
leas, coffees, spices, sugars and flour. In the 
provision deiiartment is a choice sehcted stock 
of hams and salt meats, also all kinds of vegeta- 
bles in their sea'-on. Mr. Galhigher is an ener- 
getic enterprising business man and one who 
thoroughly understarids his business. Mr. Gal- 
lagher t;ives his personal supervisi(m to the se- 
lecting and purchasing of his stock. In connec- 
tion with thegrncery and provision business Mr. 
Gal agher dcMJs in real esiate and manifests the 
s;tme enterprising business spirit in this br.inch; 
of trade as has made him successful in the gro- 
cery business, and hi.s courteous attention to all 
patrons has won a large circle of friends. 



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